2008 Istanbul fireworks explosion
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2008 Istanbul
Fireworks Explosion occurred on 1 February 2008. An unlicensed fireworks
factory exploded accidentally, leaving by some reports at least 22 people dead and at least 100 injured, others sources reported the death toll was 17 and 40 injured. The building that housed the unlicensed factory was in Davutpaşa, an industrial neighborhood. It was a multistory workshop complex it shared with other manufacturers of paint, socks and textiles. Two separate explosions were reported some five minutes apart from each other, the first possibly happening in the top floor Fireworks factory, and the second larger explosion, reportedly emanating from the basement boilers where the paint manufacturing was located.
After the incident the building was partially collapsed and this had caused many of the victims to be crushed to death when floors collapsed.
The factory had reportedly been shut down by authorities twice prior to this incident, but continued to operate illegally.
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
Fireworks Explosion occurred on 1 February 2008. An unlicensed fireworks
Fireworks
Fireworks are a class of explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display. A fireworks event is a display of the effects produced by firework devices...
factory exploded accidentally, leaving by some reports at least 22 people dead and at least 100 injured, others sources reported the death toll was 17 and 40 injured. The building that housed the unlicensed factory was in Davutpaşa, an industrial neighborhood. It was a multistory workshop complex it shared with other manufacturers of paint, socks and textiles. Two separate explosions were reported some five minutes apart from each other, the first possibly happening in the top floor Fireworks factory, and the second larger explosion, reportedly emanating from the basement boilers where the paint manufacturing was located.
After the incident the building was partially collapsed and this had caused many of the victims to be crushed to death when floors collapsed.
The factory had reportedly been shut down by authorities twice prior to this incident, but continued to operate illegally.