Explosion In Batman

BATMAN - An explosion happened in the basement of an apartment building in Sirinevler neighborhood of southeastern province of Batman on Monday.
There were immediate reports of casualties in the explosion which is supposed to have been caused by gas compression.
Fire-fighting teams from the Turkish Oil Refineries Corp (Tupras) and Turkish Pipeline Transportation Inc (TPAO) have been exerting efforts to put out the fire.
(MS-AÖ) 03.05.2004