10.11.2026 14:13
In the Aliağa district of İzmir, at the steel casting factory belonging to HABAŞ, during liquid steel casting, the overhead crane broke and fell onto the natural gas line, causing an explosion; the death toll rose to 17. In the accident, 15 people were injured, 1 of them seriously. Initially, 6 people were detained in connection with the incident, and the number of detentions rose to 11. The identities of the 17 workers who lost their lives in the disaster have also been determined, while search efforts continue for one missing person.
Work continues after the explosion that occurred at the HABAŞ-owned iron and steel factory in the Aliağa district of İzmir and claimed the lives of 17 workers. Following the disaster, the bodies of the workers who lost their lives were taken to the İzmir Forensic Medicine Institute, while autopsy and identification procedures were carried out throughout the night. Families who lost their relatives came to the Forensic Medicine Institute to receive the bodies.
NAMES OF THE 17 WORKERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ANNOUNCED
The identities of the 17 workers who died in the explosion have been determined. The names of those who lost their lives were announced as follows:
Ceylan Bıyıklı, Recep Fedai, Ferhat Maraşlı, Fatih Işık, Mustafa Sert, Kadir Kaan Özçelik, Abdülkadir Kınacı, Özcan Efe, İlker Sığırtmacıoğlu, Hüsnü Ersoy, Göksel Ünaldı, Yasin Taşçı, Uğur Temel, Barış Güney, Orhan Altay, Ersin Oğuz and Serkan Kurt.
NUMBER OF DETAINEES RISES TO 11
The judicial investigation launched into the explosion that killed 17 workers continues. Deputy Minister of Justice Can Tuncay announced that the number of people detained within the scope of the investigation has risen to 11. Additionally, search efforts continue for 1 person trapped under the rubble.
TREATMENT OF 14 WORKERS, ONE IN CRITICAL CONDITION, CONTINUES
In the explosion at the factory, in addition to 17 workers losing their lives, 14 workers were also injured. While it was stated that one of the injured is in critical condition, it was reported that the treatment of the workers taken to hospitals continues.
HOW DID THE EXPLOSION IN İZMİR OCCUR?
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Labour and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan, and Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu conducted inspections yesterday at the iron and steel factory where the explosion occurred.
According to initial findings, it is assessed that the explosion occurred when an overhead crane broke and fell into the electric arc furnace during the liquid steel casting process. Search and rescue efforts launched after the explosion, which occurred around 12:00 yesterday, continued until late at night.