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Blast at Tupras refinery in Turkey's Izmir kills two people - CNN Turk

Published: 11 Oct 2017 - 10:27 am | Last Updated: 10 Nov 2021 - 01:02 pm

Reuters

ISTANBUL: An explosion in a storage tank at a Tupras refinery in the western Turkish province of Izmir killed two people, broadcaster CNN Turk reported on Wednesday.

Further details were not immediately available.

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