Explosion in Türkiye leaves five dead and 63 injured

ISTANBUL, Turkey. — On Sunday, a police officer was explosion in a restaurant in the city of IzmirTurkey, which killed at least five people and injured 63 others, authorities said.

The explosion, apparently of a industrial propane gas cylinderoccurred in a restaurant in the Fevzi Çakmak neighborhood in Torbalı, Izmir, in western Turkey, authorities reported.

The explosion was captured on security cameras, devastating the street and causing minor damage to surrounding buildings.

An explosion, thought to have been caused by an industrial gas cylinder, occurred today in a restaurant in the Fevzi Çakmak neighborhood of Torbalı, Izmir.

To the incident scene; 2 vehicles and 9 personnel from Izmir Provincial AFAD, 8 ambulances and 2 UMKE teams from the Provincial Health Directorate and… pic.twitter.com/h8hULpbriy

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) June 30, 2024

The Minister of the Interior, Ali Yerlikayaindicated on social networks that dozens of members of the rescue personnel were immediately dispatched to the scene.

#Torbalı town #Ayrancilar May God have mercy on our 5 citizens who lost their lives in the explosion caused by an industrial type gas cylinder in a food and beverage business located on the ground floor of an apartment building at 14.43 today in the neighborhood, and may emergency services be provided to our 63 injured citizens…

— Dr. Suleyman Elban (@drsuleymanelban) June 30, 2024

The governor of Smyrna, Suleyman Elbanvisited the wounded in the hospital and announced that 40 of them had already been discharged.

Authorities have arrested a suspect who may be responsible. The man had replaced the propane tank with a new one on Saturday.

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