President Erdogan announces an investigation after a crane collapsed into a furnace, triggering the blast near Izmir. At least 16 people were killed and 13 others injured, including two seriously, in an explosion at a steel plant in western Turkiye on Monday, Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.. Eyewitnesses say the explosion shook the ground, with one believing an earthquake had hit near the Habas Demir Celik plant in Aliaga.