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Explosion at Turkish Steel Plant Kills at Least 16

An explosion at a steel plant in Western Turkey killed at least 16 people on November 9, Al Jazeera reported .

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An explosion at a steel plant in Western Turkey killed at least 16 people on November 9, Al Jazeera reported .

Euronews reported a higher toll, with at least 17 people dead and 13 injured in the blast at the steel factory .

The two reports agree that the explosion struck a steel plant in the west of the country, but they differ on the casualty figures, with the toll still being counted in the hours after the blast .

The blast follows an explosion at a coal mine in Turkey on October 23 that killed two people and left one trapped, Euronews reported .

What is known is that the explosion happened at a steel plant in Western Turkey, that at least 16 people were killed, and that at least 13 more were injured .

What is not yet known is what caused the explosion, the exact location of the plant, or the condition of the injured . Neither report in today's intake described the cause, and no official statement on the cause had been reported by either outlet .

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