BBC reports at least five arrested after Turkey blast kills at least 17
Crane collapse sent materials into a furnace at the Habas plant near Izmir; search continues for people believed to be under rubble
BBC News’s Turkish service, citing local media reports, said at least five people had been arrested as investigations continued into an explosion at an iron and steel factory near Izmir that killed at least 17 workers and injured more than a dozen others. The blast at the Habas Demir Celik plant in Aliaga happened around midday on Monday when a crane lifting a replacement boiler collapsed and fell into a furnace; a large fire broke out.