At least 22 workers lost their lives, 17 others were injured, and dozens were injured of Others were trapped underground after an explosion rocked a coal mine in Turkey’s Bartın on Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said Friday evening.
eight of those who were injured in critical Condition, Koca wote on Twitter.
The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said the explosion occurred caused by adapter. A suspected eruption occurred at about 6:15 p.m. (1515 GMT). on Friday, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said.
a total of There were 110 miners at that time of Separately, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said the blast. he said 49 of they were in deep parts of mine where risk Larger.
The explosion occurred at a depth of 300 meters (985 feet) inside a coal mine in Amasra, live in Black Sea Province of Barten, about 6:15 p.m. local time (3:15 p.m. GMT).
Rescue teams I managed to pull out out 14 miners, while at least 49 are still trapped, according to Bartin Governor Nurtash Arslan.
Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Donmez went to the mine on instructions of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shortly after the incident.
Rescue teams From the counties of Kütahya, Eskişehir, Zonguldak Sakarya and Karabük also Headed to the mine for help.
Interior Minister Soylu said 28 people who Either you managed to crawl out on of their own or were rescued by rescuers various injuries.
“we facing “It’s a really unfortunate situation,” Soylu told reporters after his urgent flight. out to me small coal mining city of Amasra.
Altogether, 110 of Our brothers were working (underground). some of they came out on their own, and some of They were saved.”
he is also Early reports confirmed that 49 workers are still trapped in Two separate areas between 300 and 350 meters below a land.
TV footage showed concern crowds – some with tears in they eyes – They gather around a damaged white building Near the entrance to the pit in Search of news for their friends and loved ones.
President Erdogan canceled his car program in Southeast Diyarbakir Province is expected to fly to the scene of the incident on Saturday.
“Our hope is that the loss of Life will not increase more, that our miners will be found The chief said in tweet.
“everybody of Our efforts aim in this is direction. “
most initial information About those trapped inside coming from the workers who managed to climb out Relatively unharmed.
Mayor of Amasra Rikkai Jaker said a lot of those who survived He was seriously injured.
The explosion occurred moments before sunset and the darkness hampered rescue efforts.
In Turkey’s worst mine disaster, a total of 301 people Die in 2014 in a fire Inside a coal mine in City of Soma, in Western Turkey.
On May 13, 2014, a fire smash out In one of the mines, the resulting smoke killed at least 301 miners and trapped dozens of meters below while hundreds of Others managed to get to the exit. The accident was the biggest bloody tragedy in Turkish Mining historyAnother disaster was preceded by 18 deaths in central turkish city of Armink in October 2014.
