An explosion and fire at a pasta factory in northern Turkey’s Sakarya province killed one worker and injured 30 others on 15 September. The incident occurred at a factory operated by pasta maker Oba Makarna and caused a fire to break out that spread throughout the plant.
A total of 59 people had been working at the site when the explosion happened in the mill section of the factory. Emergency services rushed to the site following reports of the blast with the injured being rushed to local hospitals. Six of the injured were said to be in a serious condition while one person was confirmed to have died at the site.
Officials said the exact cause of the blast is unknown, however local media reported that the incident had been a dust explosion. While extinguishing the blaze and during cooling efforts, several firefighters were injured and were taken to hospital as a precaution. A day later, officials said that one of the injured was a 12-year-old child who had accompanied their father to work for the day.
