Turkey shipyard explosion kills 2

April 05 2012 15:07:23

Turkey shipyard explosion kills 2

CNNTurk.com

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Two people were killed and two were injured in an explosion at a shipyard in Istanbul's Tuzla district today.

The explosion occurred on a ship under construction at a shipyard belonging to the Ada Shipping company. A gas build-up was cited as the cause of the blast.

Numerous ambulances, firefighters and police officers were dispatched to the scene. The two injured people were taken to a hospital.

The identities of the dead and injured were not mentioned in initial reports.

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