Blast sparks fire at munitions factory in Turkish capital
Hurriyet Daily News with wires
The blast occurred at Roketsan, a Turkish rocket and missile maker, during disposal of rocket fuel at 11:43 a.m. (0943 GMT), said Ejder Saricicek, governor of the town of
Firefighting crews arriving at the scene quickly extinguished the blaze before it spread to surrounding factory buildings.
No one was killed or injured in the explosion, Saricicek and factory officials said, AP reported.
The explosion rocked buildings in Elmadag and caused panic among residents, the state-run