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.  
Turkey mine blast
Ambulances and firefighters arrive at the site of an explosion at a coal mine in Bartin, northern Turkey, on Oct. 14, 2022. According to Bartin's governor, 49 mine workers are trapped after the mine blast. Dozens of coalminers were believed to be trapped hundreds of meters below ground Friday. - IHLAS NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images
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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. 

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