A blast at a steel and iron manufacturing plant in western Turkey on Monday killed 16 people, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after a cabinet meeting.
An explosion took place at around noon (0900 GMT) at the Habas iron and steel manufacturing plant in the Aliaga district of the coastal Izmir province, the governor's office added in a statement
According to initial findings, the incident occurred when a ceiling crane snapped and fell into an arc furnace during the liquid steel casting process.
Those injured were referred to various hospitals in the region for treatment, and 3 of the 14 injured were in a serious condition, according to the statement.
Search and rescue operations were ongoing to reach the 10 people still trapped under the rubble after the blast.
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