The number of victims of the explosion at the metallurgical plant increased

An explosion at a steel plant in the Turkish city of Izmir killed 16 people, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

As the Turkish leader said in his address to the nation after the Cabinet meeting, 16 workers lost their lives in the explosion at the steel plant.

Earlier it was reported that on Monday, an explosion occurred at the Habaş metallurgical plant in the Aliaga district of Izmir. Then it was known about 10 dead citizens.

Death toll in Izmir factory explosion rises to 10