Kathmandu, November 10
Twelve people have been killed in an explosion at a steel plant near the city of Izmir in western Turkey.
More than four others were injured in the explosion at the Habaş Demir Çelik steel plant in Aliaga.
All those killed and injured were workers at the plant. Videos released from the scene showed a massive fire engulfing the industrial complex and a large plume of smoke rising into the sky, according to the BBC.
According to the local governor, the accident occurred on Monday afternoon while a new boiler was being transported by crane. The crane carrying the boiler suddenly collapsed, causing equipment attached to it to fall into a furnace below.
A powerful explosion followed shortly afterwards.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan initially reported that 11 people had died in the accident. The death toll later rose to 12 after Health Minister Kemal Memisoglu confirmed that a critically injured person had died while receiving treatment, the BBC reported.
