Turkey coal mine explosion: 40 killed, dozens still trapped

At least 40 workers are dead in a coal mine explosion in Turkey. The rescue operation is still underway to recover the dozens trapped inside the mine, according to reports. TTK Amasra Muessese Mudurlugu mine, where the explosion happened on Friday evening, is situated in the Bartin coastal province of the Black Sea. It is a state-owned mine where 110 miners work.

Confirmed death 40:

Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu conveyed on Saturday that the total number of confirmed deaths was 40, and the number of injured and hospitalised miners was 11.
As for those miners who came out of their own from the mine or were rescued unharmed are numbered 58.

According to a report from the Associated Press, the status of one remaining miner is unclear.

Explosion:

The explosion happened 300 metres below the ground, probably due to flammable methane gas forming an explosive mixture with air, said authorities.

Cemal Akın, the Bartin Mayor, said they are making eminent effort together with “relevant institutions and organisations” for the rescue.

Fire’s still there:

According to Fatih Durmaz, the energy minister of Turkey, most of the 15 trapped miners are in the mine’s gallery, and efforts are ongoing to rescue them from there.
There’s a fire in the gallery but not a “huge fire”, he said. He added that the fire and carbon monoxide need to be eliminated to “get there safely”, he said.

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