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4 die in blast in Turkey

By the CNN Wire Staff
Rescue workers search for survivors after an explosion at a manufacturing facility outside Ankara on February 3, 2011.
Rescue workers search for survivors after an explosion at a manufacturing facility outside Ankara on February 3, 2011.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • The cause of the blast is under investigation
  • The blast collapsed roofs and trapped people in rubble
RELATED TOPICS
  • Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- Four people were killed and at least 27 others injured Thursday in an explosion at a manufacturing facility in Turkey, the country's interior minister told CNN Turk.

The explosion in Ankara caused two roofs to collapse and trapped people under rubble, according to Melih Gokcek, the governor.

The cause of the accident was under investigation.

CNN's Talia Kayali contributed to this report.

 
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