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WorldImage: David Benbennick (original author), Public domainAccording to BBC News, eyewitnesses say the explosion shook the ground, with one believing an earthquake had hit near the Habas Demir Celik plant in Aliaga.
Al Jazeera reported that President Erdogan announces an investigation after a crane collapsed into a furnace, triggering the blast near Izmir.
This brief draws on reporting by BBC News and Al Jazeera.
The report, filed in our World section, was first published by BBC News on Monday, November 9 and concerns Turkey.
Turkey: Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west.
İzmir: İzmir is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara, and the largest metropolitan area on the Aegean Sea. It is on the Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province.
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