Turkish coal mine explosion kills 22, traps dozens
The accident in northern Turkey killed 22 people, injured more than 20 and trapped dozens of miners waiting to be rescued from underground.
At least 22 people died and dozens were trapped and wounded in a blast inside a state-owned coal mine in northern Turkey on Friday night.
Rescuers are trying to free 49 miners trapped in a “risky” section, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said, speaking at the blast site, adding that there were a total of 110 people inside the mine in Turkey’s Black Sea coastal city of Bartin.
Among the 17 people who were transported to hospitals, eight are in intensive care, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
Footage by the private Demiroren News Agency showed ambulances and rescuers rushing to the site, which was cordoned off by the authorities.
