ANKARA, Turkey –
An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey on Friday has trapped dozens of miners, officers stated. At least 14 others have been rescued or have been in a position to exit the workings themselves.
The reason for the blast on the TTK Amasra Muessese Mudurlugu mine in the city of Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin was underneath investigation.
Several rescue groups have been dispatched to the realm, together with from neighbouring provinces, Turkey’s catastrophe administration company, AFAD, stated.
Bartin Gov. Nurtac Arslan stated a complete of 49 folks have been nonetheless trapped in the mine.
Earlier, Amasra’s mayor, Recai Cakir, advised HaberTurk tv that there have been 87 employees inside on the time of the blast. At least 14 have been both rescued or got here out of the mine on their very own, Cakir stated. Two of them have been injured.
According to info obtained, at the least six of the employees have been misleading “immobile” contained in the mine, the mayor said, however stated he didn’t know whether or not they have been lifeless or injured.
The personal DHA information company quoted one employee telling Gov. Arslan that he got here out of the mine by his personal means. He described feeling a “strain” however stated he couldn’t see something because of the mud and filth.
People rushed to the mine for information of trapped buddies or colleagues, DHA reported.
In Turkey’s worst mine catastrophe, a complete of 301 folks died in 2014 in a hearth inside a coal mine in the city of Soma, in western Turkey.