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Death toll in Izmir steel plant explosion rises to 16

First reported by 1in.am: 14:32, 9 November

Updated Yesterday, 08:14, 29 sources

World. Photo: euronews.com, cropped
Photo: euronews.com, cropped

On November 9, an explosion occurred at the HABAŞ steel plant in the Aliağa district of Turkey's Izmir province, followed by a fire. Izmir Governor Süleyman Elban had reported 10 dead and 15 injured; according to later figures, the death toll reached 16. According to the governor's office's preliminary assessment, a crane fell into an electric arc furnace; the company linked the accident to scheduled maintenance. The Menemen prosecutor's office has opened an investigation.

Coverage timeline

First to report: 1in.am14:32Balanced

Pro-government 4 / 6 First: Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes), 41 min later
Balanced 8 / 14 First: 1in.am, 14:32
Opposition 16 / 21 First: News.am, 4 min later

Foreign outlets: 1, first: Sputnik Armenia, 15:16

  1. 1in.am (Balanced)
  2. News.am (Opposition)
  3. Past / Pastinfo (Opposition)
  4. Alphanews.am (Opposition)
  5. Shant TV / Shantnews (Balanced)
  6. Mediahub (Opposition)
  7. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  8. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  9. Radar Armenia (Balanced)
  10. Politik.am (Opposition)
  11. Factor (Balanced)
  12. 24news.am (Opposition)
  13. Mamul.am (Balanced)
  14. Azatutyun (RFE/RL) (Balanced)
  15. Civic.am (Pro-government)
  16. Oragir.news (Opposition)
  17. Infocom (Balanced)
  18. Livenews.am (Opposition)
  19. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  20. Tert.am (Opposition)
  21. Yerevan.Today (Opposition)
  22. Ararat News (Balanced)
  23. Panorama (Opposition)
  24. Hraparak (Opposition)
  25. Armlur / Joghovurd (Opposition)
  26. Hayeli (Opposition)
  27. Yerkir Media (Opposition)
  28. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  29. Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) (Pro-government)

All sources

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