Worker Eyüp Eğinli killed in tyre inflation blast at HABAŞ plant

Worker Eyüp Eğinli was killed in an explosion at the HABAŞ plant in Aliağa, a industrial district of İzmir province on Türkiye's Aegean coast. The blast happened while air was being pumped into the tyre of a construction machine on the site.

HABAŞ is a major Turkish steel and industrial gas producer, and its Aliağa complex sits in a zone dense with heavy industry, shipbreaking yards and a refinery. Eğinli's death was reported as a workplace accident caused by the tyre exploding during inflation.

The case mattered because it added to a long record of fatal accidents at the same facility. Labour groups and unions in Türkiye have repeatedly criticised safety standards in heavy industry, where deaths on the job are common and often followed by calls for tougher inspections and accountability. Later reporting counted the death among at least 28 worker deaths at the plant since 2018, placing the incident within a wider pattern rather than treating it as an isolated event.