At least 17 workers were killed and 12 injured in an explosion at the Habas Demir Celik steel plant in Aliaga, in Izmir province in western Turkey, around midday on Monday, 9 November 2026.
The blast happened during scheduled maintenance on an electric arc furnace, when an overhead crane carrying a replacement boiler collapsed and materials fell into the furnace below.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan first said 16 people had died. Health Minister Kemal Memisoglu later updated the death toll to 17 after one critically injured worker died. Some workers were believed still under the rubble, and search and rescue work continued.
At least five people were arrested, according to BBC News Turkish service, citing local media.
Source: BBC News
