Explosion at Turkish fireworks factory: 2 killed, dozens injured
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- 03 July, 2020
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At least two people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory in north-western Turkey on Friday, Report informs citing the TASS.
Besides the two deaths, at least 73 people injured in the explosion, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has tweeted.
He said 85 ambulances, two helicopter ambulances, and 11 teams from the National Medical Rescue service were sent to the factory outside the town of Hendek in Sakarya province.
There were between 150 and 200 workers in the factory at the blast, Sakarya provincial governor Cetin Oktay Kaldirim told state-run Anadolu Agency.
The factory had 110 tonnes of fireworks in its warehouse.
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