The aftermath of an explosion in a restaurant in Izmir, western Turkey, on Sunday (Picture: AP)
At least five people have been killed and 63 others injured in a propane tank explosion at a restaurant in Turkey.
Footage captured on street CCTV shows the front of the building being blown up to pieces in a massive explosion.
Multiple cars and surrounding houses in the Ayrancılar neighborhood, in the city of Izmir, damaged.
The force of the explosion is significant – there are debris strewn across the street; window frames and doors have been ripped apart.
Bugün Ä°zmir Torbalıâdaki Fevzi Ãakmak mahallesinde bulunan bir Lokantada ilk belirlemelere göre sanayi tüpünden kaynaklandıÄı deÄerlendirilen bir patlama meydana gelmiÅtir.
Olay bölgesine; Ä°zmir Ä°l AFAD’dan 2 araç 9 personel, Ä°l SaÄlık MüdürlüÄünden 8 ambulans 2 UMKE ekibi ve⦠pic.twitter.com/h8hULpbriy
— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) June 30, 2024
Turkish interior minister Ali Yerlikaya paid tribute to the victims in a post on X and added: ‘An explosion occurred in a restaurant in the Fevzi Çakmak neighborhood in Torbalı, Izmir, which, according to initial findings, was thought to be caused by an industrial cylinder.
‘To the incident area; two vehicles and nine personnel from Izmir Provincial AFAD, eight ambulances, two UMKE teams and 36 personnel from the Provincial Health Directorate were dispatched.’
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