Crane collapse at Turkish steel plant kills 3, 10 still missing
A crane snapped and plunged into an arc furnace at the Habas iron and steel plant in western Turkey on Monday, killing three workers and leaving 10 trapped. Fourteen others were hurt, three of them seriously, as rescue crews kept digging through the rubble.
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An explosion tore through the Habas iron and steel manufacturing plant around noon local time (0900 GMT) on Monday, the governor's office for Izmir province said in a statement. Three workers were killed, 10 are still missing and 14 were injured. Three of the injured are in serious condition.
Initial findings point to a ceiling crane that snapped and dropped into an arc furnace while liquid steel was being cast, according to the governor's office. Local television footage showed thick grey dust billowing up over the plant.
The facility sits in the Aliaga district of Izmir, on Turkey's western coast. Ambulances carried the injured to hospitals across the region for treatment.
Search and rescue teams were still working to reach the 10 people trapped under the debris, the statement said, with operations ongoing hours after the blast.
TopicsHabas · Aliaga · Izmir · Turkey · Reuters
Source: straitstimes.com
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