A blast at a Turkey military explosives factory has killed five people, a regional governor said.
The incident happened in the Elmadağ region, 25 miles (40km) east of the capital, Ankara, at a factory that is part of Turkey’s defence ministry.
Vasip Şahin, the governor of Ankara province, said: “According to preliminary information, a chemical reaction caused an explosion around 8.45am (0645 BST) in the dynamite preparation department. Unfortunately, five employees were killed.”
The bodies of all the victims have been recovered from the rubble and prosecutors have opened an investigation into the accident.
Shop and house windows in surrounding areas were shattered by the force of the blast, NTV television reported. Family members rushed to the compound for news of their loved ones, the station said.
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