Derince

One of the workers who got severely injured in the explosion at the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) silos in the northwestern province of Kocaeli lost his life on Aug. 9 while receiving treatment in the hospital.

At least 10 people were injured on Monday after an explosion rocked grain silos near the Marmara Sea port of Derince in western Turkey, Turkish state broadcaster TRT and other local media reported, citing Reuters.

It is unclear why an explosion occurred around 2:40 p.m. local time near the Turkish Grain Board silos, with police investigating, TRT said.

An explosion has occurred at the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) silo in the northwestern province of Kocaeli's Derince harbor, injuring 12 people, according to the governor's office.

One man died and two others were wounded on Oct. 16 due an explosion of hand-made dynamite, prepared in order to find treasure in the northeastern province of Kocaeli, Doğan News Agency has reported.

Seven locals, two of whom were siblings, decided to use dynamite to mine areas of Kocaeli suspected of harboring treasure.

One worker was killed while four others were wounded when a fire erupted at Turkey's largest oil refinery, Tüpra?, in the northwestern province of Kocaeli.  

Fifty-four workers for a package delivery company in the northwestern province of Kocaeli have been hospitalized after suspected poisoning, following a chemical leak from a package. 

Workers at a package delivery company in Kocaeli's Ba?iskele district experienced difficulty in breathing after a package containing sodium benzoate burst open in the factory. 

The tender for the privatization of the Derince Port in the northwestern province of Ä°zmit was completed on June 5 with a $543 million bid.