Several injured as blast hits grain silos at Turkey’s Derince port

At least 12 people have been injured when an explosion rocked grain silos near the port of Derince in western Turkey, according to state media.

Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency said on Monday that three of 12 people injured were in serious condition

An explosion occurred approximately at 2:40pm (11:40 GMT) near Turkish Grain Board (TMO) silos, Seddar Yavuz, the governor of Kocaeli where the port is located, said on Monday.

“Initial evaluations show that an explosion occurred due to wheat dust compression during the transfer of wheat from a ship to the silo,” he added.