Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the explosion was likely caused by a propane tank. Surveillance cameras recorded the explosion and the resulting destruction.
In the Turkish city of Izmir, a gas explosion at a restaurant killed five people and injured 63 others. The AP reported it.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the explosion was likely caused by a propane tank.
Surveillance cameras recorded the explosion and the resulting destruction.
Today, a restaurant located in the Fevzi Çakmak neighborhood in İzmir Torbalı has been evaluated as a result of industrial use.
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Izmir Governor Suleiman Elban visited the injured in the hospital and said 40 of them, whose injuries were minor, have returned home.
It was also noted that a suspect was in custody who may have been involved in the explosion: the man had replaced the propane tank with a new one the previous day.
We remind you that in April of this year there was an explosion in a high-rise building in Krivoy Rog. Domestic gas exploded.
Source: korrespondent
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