Explosion at the iron and steel factory in Izmir: The identities of 17 workers who lost their lives have been revealed

An explosion occurred at the HABAŞ Iron and Steel factory on Atatürk Street in Aliağa's Çakmaklı District at around 12:00 yesterday. 17 workers lost their lives due to the explosion. Testimony proceedings of 6 detained people continue. Relatives of those who lost their lives continue to wait at the Izmir Forensic Medicine Institute. In the incident, Şeval Özçelik (20), the sister of her older brother, mechanical engineer Kadir Kan Özçelik (25), reacted to the factory officials.

THE IDENTITIES OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES HAVE BEEN DETERMINED

The identities of 17 people who lost their lives in the explosion at the iron and steel factory in Izmir have been revealed.

It was learned that those who lost their lives in the incident were İlker Sığırtmacıoğlu, Hüsnü Ersoy, Göksel Ünaldı, Yasin Taşçı, Uğur Temel, Barış Güney, Orhan Altay, Özcan Efe, Recep Fedai, Abdülkadir Kınacı, Ceylan Bıyıklı, Ferhat Maraşlı, Ersin Oğuz, Mustafa Sert, Kadir Kaan Özçelik, Serkan Kurt and Fatih Işık.

6 of the injured were discharged after their treatment. One of the injured is being treated at Aliağa State Hospital, 4 of them are being treated at Izmir City Hospital, and 3 of them are being treated at Bakırçay University Çiğli Training and Research Hospital.

THE BROTHER OF THE ENGINEER WHO DIED IN THE FACTORY SPOKE

Şevval Özçelik, brother of 25-year-old mechanical engineer Kadir Kaan Özçelik, who lost his life in the explosion, told reporters that he received the news of his brother's death in the evening. Stating that his brother worked in the department where the explosion occurred, Özçelik noted that he started working 3 months ago.

Özçelik explained that his brother was injured in his hands in a previous work accident and that he returned to work a week after the incident and said, "I will pursue this until my last blood. I will do my best. I will not let go of this. People watching me from the other side, do not say 'it won't happen to me'. It can happen to you." he said.

HIS BROTHER WAS INJURED IN A WORK ACCIDENT BEFORE

Stating that it had been only 3 months since his brother started working at the factory, Şeval Özçelik said, "This was the second explosion. One person died in the first explosion, but the incident did not escalate. My brother also had his hands burned in this workplace before. However, the people around him scared him by saying, 'If you say it was a work accident, they will fire you and deal with you.' He went to Menemen State Hospital for a check-up, but he still could not complain. After a week passed, he went back to the workplace to work. He said that they would deal with him and threatened him. "They said it would be done. They tried to take my brother's life. I will not let this happen. I will do my best."

'IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY, HE WOULD GET ME GIFTS'

Stating that his birthday was November 16, Özçelik said, "It was my birthday on November 16. He was going to buy me gifts. In the morning, he asked me how he was going to cut his hair. He had just shaved, and he was going to show it to me in the evening. You took this from me. You will hold them accountable one by one. I will hold all of them accountable, from the least guilty to the most guilty. If necessary, I will kill myself, but I will hold that accountable. You will be held accountable one by one." Other relatives of Kadir Kan Özçelik also stated that they will hold those responsible to account.

INJURED WORKERS RECEIVE TREATMENT

The identities of the workers injured in the explosion at the HABAŞ Iron and Steel Factory in Izmir's Aliağa district have been revealed.

Chief Physician Koçyiğit said that Osman Akın, Mustafa Taştan and Uğur Bayram, who were injured in the explosion, were discharged after their treatment.

Koçyiğit stated that Mehmet Güneş, Fatih Işık, Serkan Kaygısız and Yılmaz Belevi, among the injured, were referred to Izmir City Hospital, and Osman Aydoğan, Abdullah Kılıç and Nuri Elek were referred to Çiğli Training and Research Hospital, and that the treatment of Muharrem İri, Yılmaz Çam, İsmail Kavas, Okan Gülçiçek, Kemal Evren and Mahsun Dursun continued at Aliağa State Hospital and that the health conditions of the patients were being monitored. did.

6 SUSPECTS WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY

In the statement made by the Menemen Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that an explosion occurred at around 12:00 in the steel mill section of the production area of the Habaş Demir Çelik company, which operates within the jurisdiction of the Aliağa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

Following the incident, the Menemen Chief Public Prosecutor's Office immediately launched an investigation and 4 public prosecutors were appointed, and an investigation was carried out by experts at the scene under the supervision of the public prosecutor.

In the statement, it was reported that 6 suspects, who were found to have faults in the incident as a result of the investigations, were detained and the investigation was continued meticulously.