A huge explosion and fire at an iron and steelworks in western Turkey left 10 people dead Monday as rescuers searched for four missing workers, officials said.

At least 16 people have died and 13 others have been injured in an explosion at an iron and steel factory near the port city of Izmir in western Turkey.

Initial findings say the blast came after a ceiling crane that snapped and fell into an arc furnace during the liquid steel casting process.