Turkish dockworker killed in blast in Istanbul's Tuzla shipyard district
Hurriyet Daily News with wires
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Two other workers were injured in the fire that followed a blast in the boiler room of a ship undergoing construction, the agency said.
Gas compression is believed to be the cause of the explosion, it added, citing officials.
Thirty-one shipyard workers have died since 2008 in Turkey while the total body count in Istanbul's Tuzla Shipyard has surpassed 120 in the past 17 years.
The sub-contracting system and noncompliance with occupational safety regulations are seen as the major causes of deaths in Turkey's shipyards.