At the plant in Turkey in the explosion killed 16 people, another 13 were injured

An explosion at a metallurgical plant in the Turkish province of Izmir killed 16 people. This information was announced by the President of the Republic Recep Tayyip Erdogan, writes sb.by.

As TASS notes, in an address to the nation following the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, which was held under his chairmanship in Ankara, he said:

- As a result of the explosion at a metallurgical plant in the Aliaga district of the province of Izmir, 16 people were killed, 13 were injured, two of them were serious.

Erdogan’s speech was broadcast by TRT Haber.

He said that the incident is being investigated:

- The causes and circumstances of this tragic event, which deeply saddened our country, as well as the identities of the perpetrators and responsible persons will be established.

According to local media, five people were detained by police as part of the investigation into the explosion at the metallurgical plant. In Turkey, an explosion occurred at a steel plant