Cigdem Akdemir, who owns a house on the street where the explosion occurred, said he experienced a very strong earthquake but at first did not understand what had happened.
Akdemir said he didn’t know how he got out. “I just remember going out the door. When I went out, there was glass everywhere. I ran around in my slippers. The explosion happened right in front of my eyes. Our house literally went up in the air. It was so sad to see people like that,” he said.
Akdemir said that the family cat, “Duman”, was removed from the apartment today with the help of the AFAD team. “I was thinking about him since last night. We couldn’t find out when he hid. We left, and my wife went into the building, we were very happy,” he said.
I was kicked off my feet with a very loud noise.
Erdal Haita, whose home was damaged, said he had gone downstairs to buy bread before the blast and when he returned he was knocked off his feet by a loud noise.
Explaining that he ran onto his balcony after hearing the sound, Heita said: “There was dust everywhere. My wife and I rushed downstairs and saw the injured. We couldn’t stay at home last night. We came this morning. We went into the house. We took some medicine and left with AFAD and the gendarmerie,” he said.
Urcu Touré said she was on the street at the time of the incident and saw something hit a building opposite where the big explosion occurred, coming like a wind and breaking the windows of her house.
Touré said his own house was damaged despite being far away, and that he felt very sorry for those killed and injured, and was still in shock.
Ayse Cifci, who was at home with her 7-year-old son at the time of the blast, said the pressure blew her feet off the ground and caused her windows to explode.
I closed my eyes and took my son out.
She couldn’t decide whether to go downstairs or not, said Shivchi. “My son was in shock after it happened. My friends came and took us out of the house. When we went downstairs, it was like the apocalypse. I closed my eyes and took my son outside. I hope our wounds heal. My son was very emotional,” she said.
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An explosion at a workplace in Ayrancilar district of Torbali province yesterday killed five people and injured 63. As part of the investigation, the owner of the workplace and a person who allegedly replaced an industrial cylinder the day before the explosion have been detained.
Father who lost two daughters: I will do everything I can in the legal process
The autopsy procedures for the five people killed in the explosion in Şerdanci, Torbal district, İzmir, are continuing at the İzmir Forensic Medicine Institute. Ibrahim Sabık, father of the deceased brothers Birgül Sarılmaz (44) and Evin Aslan (36), said that their pain was great, adding, “A disaster has occurred. We will do everything we can within the necessary legal procedures.”
Autopsy procedures are ongoing at the Izmir Forensic Medicine Institute for the five people killed in the explosion at the Şurdanci Store on Balış Manso Street in Aylancilar District, Torbal District. The families of the deceased are waiting for the procedures to be completed. Orhan Çağlu, who could not recover from the shock of the explosion, said that his wife, Ruken Çağlu (31), lost her life, saying, “My wife was a housewife and mother of two children. She had gone out to do some grocery shopping and buy shoes. We live close to the scene, and when we heard about the incident, we visited many hospitals to check on her condition. “
The two sisters who died in the explosion were on their way to the market.
Deniz Sarılmaz, waiting for the completion of autopsies on his relatives in front of the forensic morgue, said his wife Birgül Sarılmaz and sister-in-law Evin Aslan were killed in the explosion. Deniz Sarılmaz said his wife and sister-in-law would be buried in Torbali Subas. “They first went to have breakfast at their cousin’s house and then went shopping at the market. We live three to four kilometers from the site. Then we found out what had happened.”
“There was an explosion on their way to the market. They lost their lives by God’s will. May God have mercy on them and rest in peace,” said Shukur Aslan, who said his wife, Evin Aslan, was killed in the explosion. “They were on their way to the market and there was an explosion. They lost their lives by God’s will. May God have mercy on them and rest in peace.” Ibrahim Sabuk, the father of the sisters Bilgul Sarlmaz and Evin Aslan, said he was in great anguish, saying: “A tragedy has happened. I don’t know what to say. We will do everything we can in the necessary legal procedures.”
Habin, a high school student, was looking for shoes.
“My cousin Habin lived in Menderes. She was a high school student and loved reading. She came to Torbali to do some shopping at a relative’s house,” said Salih Ergin, a cousin of the deceased Habin Ergin (17). “She was looking for shoes for my cousin, who was to be buried in Menderes. We happened to be passing by when the explosion happened. We are very sad,” he said.
Direk worked in the market.
Dilek Bagh (24), who lost his life in the explosion at the Sıldun store in the Torbal district of Izmir, was said to have been working in a market a few meters away. After an autopsy, Dilek Bagh’s body was found to be a twin and was handed over to a relative. / Kadir Ozen-Tekin Gülburak / Izmir, DHA
GK, a restaurant owner who was detained in connection with the cylinder explosion in Izmir’s Torbali district, which killed five people and injured 63, and MK, who replaced the cylinder at his workplace, were both sent to court.
