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08-08-2023
ISTANBUL: At least 10 people have been injured when an explosion rocked grain silos near the port of Derince in western Turkey, prompting an investigation into its cause, according to Kocaeli Governor Seddar Yavuz.
An explosion occurred approximately 2:40pm (11:40 GMT) near Turkish Grain Board (TMO) silos, Yavuz said on Monday.
“Initial evaluations show that an explosion occurred due to wheat dust compression during the transfer of wheat from a ship to the silo,” he added.
“We were told that it is technically possible that a blast could occur due to compression of wheat dust, but we are investigating every possible reason,” Yavuz said.
Yavuz also said that health, search and rescue and fire brigade teams were quickly transferred to the region following the incident.
“We quickly rescued our friends from the scene and sent them to health institutions with ambulances as soon as possible,” the governor added.
“We have 10 injured people so far,” he said, adding that “two of them are in a slightly more serious condition.”
Police said they had launched an investigation into the incident and videos on social media showed a huge cloud of smoke.
The Ministry of Transportation said no ships were damaged due to the explosion.
Turkey’s governing party has criticized a reported decision by Walt Disney Co’s Disney+ not to broadcast a documentary series about modern Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on its streaming service.
Ebubekir Sahin, chairman of Turkey’s television watchdog RTUK, announced the probe on Tuesday night in a statement, describing Ataturk as “our most important social value”. (Int’l News Desk)
