Ten people were killed in an explosion that took place in a building in the southern province of Hatay on Thursday.

According to Hatay Governor Mehmet Celalettin Lekesiz, the explosion took place during a gendarmerie operation in a building which was allegedly being used as an illegal fuel oil warehouse. The building in the village of Tanışma village in Altınözü district was set on fire and burnt down as the owner of the warehouse allegedly refused to give the fuel oil to gendarmeries.

Lekesiz said there were highly inflammable products in the warehouse.

Local sources have reported several other people injured in the explosion.