Explosion at Turkish steel plant sparks fire amid injury reports

An explosion and fire at the HABAŞ steel plant in Aliağa, İzmir province, on Monday occurred after an overhead crane fell into a furnace during liquid-steel casting, according to officials; the cause is under investigation. As rescuers searched the wreckage, reports cited varying tolls: 10 dead, 15 injured and four missing, or six dead, 13 injured and eight missing. Two injured workers were reported to be in critical condition. The initial fire was extinguished as emergency teams continued search-and-rescue operations.