A powerful explosion took place on Friday afternoon at a varnish and paint factory in Tuzla, in the industrial zone of Istanbul, resulting in, according to the Turkish media, losing their lives. three people and nine injured.
The explosion was preceded by a fire in the factory.
Quoting photos of the damaged factory, the mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglou expressed his condolences for the dead and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.
“Our firefighting forces continue to extinguish the fire from the first moment,” said Mr. Imamoglou.
In Tuzla, at the factory factory, we are grateful to our fathers for saving their lives, and I am urgently healing them. Do not harm anyone. Our firefighting team continues to work on the credit line. pic.twitter.com/CA1E9UnHaa
– Ekrem ammamoğlu (@ekrem_imamoglu) April 29, 2022
A large explosion occurred in a facility in Istanbul’s Orhanl Industrial Estate in the Tuzla neighborhood. The sounds of the explosion were heard throughout Istanbul.#Explosion #Turkey #accident pic.twitter.com/O9KDE0jl7J
Video credit to @ abdurra29587359
– The Istanbul Chronicle (@theIstChronicle) April 29, 2022
Tuzla Orhanlı Sanayi ölgesindeki üç katlı varn ve ve boya fabrika ıngın yangın çıktı ..
News from the three workers ..
Yedi işçi aralandı .. pic.twitter.com/eiJsQMhCl2– İSİG Meclisi (@isigmeclisi) April 29, 2022
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