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Turkey steel factory blast kills 6

An explosion at the Habas Demir Celik steel factory in Aliaga, Turkey, resulted in six fatalities and approximately a dozen injuries. The incident occurred when an overhead crane fell into an industrial furnace, triggering the blast. Emergency services responded to the scene, with the casualty count being updated several times as rescue efforts progressed. AI

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Turkey steel factory blast kills 6

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Turkey steel factory blast kills 6

    Six people were killed and around a dozen injured on Monday when an explosion ripped through an iron and steel factory near Turkey’s western resort city of Izmir, the governor’s office said. The governor’s office initially gave a toll of three dead, 14 injured and 10 trapped unde…