Turkey detains 3 employees over fireworks factory explosion
Turkish authorities have detained three staff members at a fireworks factory after blasts and a fire killed at least four people and injured 114, state news agency Anadolu reported. Gendarmes detained on Saturday the factory's managing director and two headmen, Anadolu said, adding the suspects were being held at the gendarmerie command in Hendek district.
- Türkiye
- AP
- Published Date: 02:00 | 05 July 2020
- Modified Date: 02:00 | 05 July 2020
Turkey's official news agency says three people have been detained in connection to a massive explosion at a fireworks factory that left at least four people dead.
Anadolu news agency reported Saturday that a manager and two supervisors were detained following Friday's explosion in northwestern Sakarya province.
Three workers are still missing, and rescue teams continued their search in a forest and fields near the factory. The cause of the blast, which injured some 114 people, was under investigation.
Television footage on Friday showed a large, mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke rising from the factory amid sounds of explosions. The provincial governor said there were 110 tons of explosives and fireworks in the production facility.
Turkish media reported previous explosions at the same factory, which is not located close to residential areas.