Turkey steel factory blast kills at least 17 people
Verified: 29 outlets in 22 countries have reported this story since Nov 9.
At least 17 people have died, and 12 others have been injured in an explosion at an iron and steel factory near the port city of Izmir in western Turkey.
How sure are we
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
[Claude] All three are the same Izmir steel factory explosion; they report earlier, lower toll figures (six dead, eight missing) that are consistent with Report 1's later count of 17 dead as an update.
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Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
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