Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov has sent his deepest condolences to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan following an explosion at a factory in the city of Izmir that caused fatalities and injuries, Turkmen state media reported on Tuesday.
On behalf of the people and government of Turkmenistan, as well as in his own name, the Turkmen President expressed sincere condolences and words of support to the families and relatives of those killed and wished a speedy recovery to those injured.
The explosion occurred around noon Monday, Nov. 9, at the HABAŞ steel plant in the Aliaga district of Izmir province. According to preliminary information from the Izmir provincial governor’s office, a bridge crane fell onto an electric arc furnace during molten steel casting, causing the explosion.
According to information released by the Menemen District Prosecutor’s Office on Nov. 10, the explosion killed 17 workers and injured 15 others.
