10.11.2026 16:50
The number of workers who lost their lives in the explosion that occurred on November 9 at the HABAŞ Iron and Steel Factory in the Aliağa district of İzmir has risen to 18. No statement has yet been made regarding the identity of the 18th person who lost their life. The identities of the 17 workers who died in the explosion and the places where they will be buried became known today.
The toll in the factory explosion in Aliağa continues to worsen. The death toll reached 18 before a day had passed since the explosion.
DEATH TOLL RISES TO 18
The number of workers who lost their lives in the explosion at the HABAŞ Iron and Steel Factory in the Aliağa district of İzmir has risen to 18. No official statement has yet been made regarding the identity of the deceased person or the hospital where they were treated.
TOLL WORSENED HOUR BY HOUR
The explosion occurred on November 9 around noon in the steelworks section of the factory. In his initial statement, İzmir Governor Süleyman Elban announced that 10 workers had lost their lives and 15 people were injured. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in a statement after the Cabinet Meeting, said that the death toll had reached 16 and that 13 people, 2 of them seriously injured, had been wounded. Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu announced that with another injured person losing their life, the death toll had risen to 17.
TREATMENT OF THE INJURED CONTINUES
In statements made this morning, it was reported that 12 injured workers, 1 of them seriously injured, were still being treated in hospitals.
IDENTITIES OF 17 WORKERS HAD BEEN CONFIRMED
The autopsy and identification procedures for the 17 workers who lost their lives in the explosion at the İzmir Forensic Medicine Institute continued throughout the night. DNA comparison was carried out using samples taken from the bodies and families. The names of the deceased workers and the cemeteries where they will be buried became known today. The workers' funerals will be buried in İzmir, Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, and Kırıkkale.
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
Four public prosecutors have been assigned to the investigation opened by the Menemen Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the explosion. Two chief civil inspectors are also conducting an examination related to the incident. Eleven people are in custody as part of the investigation.