At least two people died and 74 were injured after a Turkish fireworks factory was shaken by a series of explosions on Friday.
According to Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, when the explosions occurred, more than 150 workers were inside the factory on the outskirts of Hendek city, Sakarya province.
The ongoing bursts hampered efforts by fire crews to control the fire.
Smoke rises from a fire following an explosion at a fireworks factory outside the city of Hendek, northwest Turkey’s Sakarya province, on Friday, July 3, 2020.
(IHA via AP)
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The images of the eruptions, echoing from miles away, showed a thick plume of smoke billowing in the sky above the factory, punctured by repeated sparks that cracked the air.
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The cause of the explosions is still under investigation, but according to the BBC, the incident has been described by officials as an “industrial accident”.
