A huge explosion occurred at the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) Directorate port silo in the coastal area of the Derince district in Kocaeli province in western Turkey on Monday.

A large number of firefighting, medical, and police teams have been dispatched to the scene of the explosion, which could be heard from various parts of the Kocaeli Gulf.

The Governor of Kocaeli, Seddar Yavuz, stated that 10 people were injured as a result of the explosion, 2 of them seriously.

According to the governor, the explosion was caused by a technical failure.