Turkish dockworker killed in blast in Istanbul's Tuzla shipyard district

Turkish dockworker killed in blast in Istanbul's Tuzla shipyard district

Hurriyet Daily News with wires
Turkish dockworker killed in blast in Istanbuls Tuzla shipyard district

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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.