The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry sent condolences to Türkiye after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said an Izmir steel factory blast killed 16 and injured 13 people.
The ministry expressed sorrow over the explosion and sympathy for the victims’ families. Erdogan said two of the injured people were seriously hurt, Anadolu Agency reported.
Anadolu Agency reported that Izmir Gov. Suleyman Elban said boiler replacement work was underway when a crane overhead gave way, sending debris into an electric arc furnace. Erdogan said the investigation would examine what caused the blast and whether negligence played a part.
