ANKARA — An explosion at an ammunition plant in northwest Turkey on Tuesday killed 11 individuals and wounded seven others, Turkish Inside Minister Ali Yerlikaya stated.
5 of the wounded are nonetheless receiving remedy at close by hospitals, he added, noting that eight of the deceased had been feminine staff.
The explosion on the plant in Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir occurred at roughly 8:30 a.m. native time and induced vital injury to the plant, TV footage from the scene confirmed.
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Balikesir Governor Ismail Ustaoglu dominated out the potential of sabotage. “The injured are in good situation,” he stated, including, “The explosion occurred as a result of technical causes and there’s no chance of sabotage.”
The privately owned plant was manufacturing explosives, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Information Company reported.
Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc stated 4 prosecutors and a staff of consultants have been assigned to analyze the explosion.
Individually, Turkish Labor Minister Vedat Isikhan stated two chief inspectors had been assigned to analyze whether or not there was an occupational security failure.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan conveyed his condolences to the households that misplaced their family members within the explosion.
“I’m deeply saddened,” he wrote on X.
In a while Tuesday, Yerlikaya and Isikhan in addition to Turkish Protection Minister Yasar Guler traveled to Balikesir.
Talking on the blast web site, Isikhan stated the plant, which employed greater than 600 staff, carried out common security checks over the previous years and no shortcomings had been noticed.
