The death toll in an explosion at a metal factory in the Turkish province of Izmir has risen to 16, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. According to him, another 13 people were injured, two of them in critical condition.
According to the Turkish media, the explosion occurred around noon during steel casting works at the Habaş metallurgical plant in Aliaga province. As a result, a fire broke out in the factory.