25.07.2025 07:40
In a blast at an oil drilling well in Diyarbakır, 7 workers were injured, 2 of them seriously. The flames were brought under control by the teams.
In the Üçtepe-1 drilling well owned by TPAO, located on the Diyarbakır-Batman highway, an explosion occurred at night for reasons yet unknown. Following the explosion, a fire broke out at the facility, and 7 workers were injured.
2 INJURED IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Health, fire, and gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the scene upon notification. The injured were taken to hospitals in the city for treatment after the first intervention. It was reported that the condition of 2 of the injured is serious.
THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION IS GAS PRESSURE
It was stated that the explosion occurred due to gas pressure.