Podcast7 die in restaurant explosion in western Turkey
Seven people died in a restaurant explosion due to a gas cylinder in the western province of Aydın. The explosion injured five people, as detention warrant issued for five people due to the incident.
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An explosion that happened in a doner restaurant due to a gas cylinder killed seven people in the western province of Aydın’s Nazilli district on Dec. 30.
The explosion also injured five people, Aydın Governor Hüseyin Aksoy announced on Twitter.
Nazilli İlçemizde bir işyerinde tüp patlaması sonucu yaşamını kaybeden 7 vatandaşımıza Allah'tan rahmet , yaralanan 5 vatandaşımıza acil şifalar diliyorum.
— Hüseyin AKSOY (@ValiAKSOY) December 30, 2022
Yaşamını kaybedenlerin yakınlarına sabır ve başsağlığı dilerim.
Geçmiş olsun Nazilli.
An employee working at the restaurant, Merve Bayar, said that the explosion happened while they were replacing the gas cylinder.
“There's not much to tell, it suddenly caught fire and exploded,” Bayar said.
On the other hand, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ announced on Twitter that one suspect was detained who allegedly caused the explosion.”
Patlamaya sebebiyet verdiği iddia edilen kişi gözaltına alınmıştır.
— Bekir Bozdağ (@bybekirbozdag) December 30, 2022
Rabbimiz,insanımıza ve ülkemize böylesine acı hadiseleri bir daha yaşatmasın.
Nazilli Chief Public Prosecutor's Office later announced that they issued detention warrant for five people.