04.06.2025 11:23
In Gaziantep, a tanker lid that a worker was trying to open with a cigarette in his mouth exploded like a bomb. The worker, who was thrown several meters by the force of the explosion, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, while the moment of the explosion was captured on security cameras.
In the Nizip district of Gaziantep, a tanker lid that a worker was trying to open with a cigarette in his mouth exploded like a bomb. The moment of the explosion, which caused the worker to be thrown several meters and seriously injured, was captured by security cameras.
The incident occurred yesterday morning at the Asnobel sunflower oil factory operating in the Nizip Organized Industrial Zone. According to allegations, a worker named Bekir A. (27) began to open the lids of his tanker for cleaning. After Bekir A. opened the last lid of the tanker with a cigarette in his mouth, a large explosion occurred for an unknown reason.
WORKER SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER BEING THROWN SEVERAL METERS TO THE GROUND
The moments of the tanker lid exploding like a bomb and the worker being thrown several meters to the ground were captured by security cameras. The worker, who was seriously injured due to the fall and burns on his body, was first taken to Nizip State Hospital and then transferred to Gaziantep City Hospital as his condition worsened.
It has been reported that the worker's condition remains serious as his treatment continues. It has also been learned that an investigation into the incident is ongoing.