First responders arrive at the scene following an explosion at the Habas Demir Celik factory in Aliaga. (AFP pic)ISTANBUL: Six people were killed and around a dozen injured 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 under the rubble but gave an update saying one of the injured had died along with two of those pulled from the rubble, raising the toll to six.
The massive blast took place around midday (0900 GMT) at the Habas Demir Celik factory in Aliaga, about 60km (37 miles) north of Izmir, with officials saying it sparked a fire at the plant.
