The water break he took saved his life, his best friend died in the explosion

53-year-old Yiri, a father of two children who worked as a welding worker at HABAŞ Iron and Steel Factory for 22 years and was injured due to falling during the explosion, was discharged after his treatment at Aliağa State Hospital.

Yiri said that he started his maintenance shift at the factory at 09.20 on the day of the explosion.

Stating that there are three furnaces in the factory, Yiri said, "Maintenance occurs every 15 days. The furnace section was stopped during maintenance. It cannot be operated in any way. There were nearly 100 people at that moment." he said.

Explaining that a safety cordon was installed at the place where the work would be done, Yiri said, "The engineers were giving instructions not to make a sudden intervention. Before I entered, the masters would call and say, 'Muharrem, everything is under control', they could not operate until we left the inside. The activity would start after we left." he said.

Yiri stated that he also had an accident at the factory years ago and injured his knee.

Emphasizing that this was the first time he experienced an accident of this magnitude in the factory, Yiri said, "I had friends who had a near-miss or friends who fell to their deaths. This is the first time I have seen such a big accident in 22 years." he said.

Stating that he is currently on leave, Yiri added that he will go to his hometown Iğdır for a while and then he will make his decision about his future working life.