“There was dust and smoke, I don’t know what happened,” said a rescued coal mine worker
Tragedy in Turkey. Two people lost their lives and 20 were injured from the powerful explosion in a coal mine in the city of Amasra, the authorities announced.
The explosion occurred at 6.15 pm in a coal mine in the Turkish city in the Black Sea Bardin Province. According to earlier reports, there were at least 49 workers trapped due to the explosion, which was caused by an as yet unknown cause.
As reported by the governor of the province Nurtak Arslan, according to the information so far, 44 people are trapped at 300 meters depth, and five people at 350 meters.
BREAKING: #BNNTurkey Reports.
Nearly 50 people were trapped after an explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey on Friday. The cause of the blast in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin was not immediately known. #Turkey #CoalMineExplosion pic.twitter.com/bSZD5giOnG
— Gurbaksh Singh Chahal (@gchahal) October 14, 2022
“Fourteen people they were pulled out of the coal mine,” he said. Rescue efforts are ongoing.
Many ambulances and rescue crews went to the scene. Energy Minister Fatih Donmez and Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu also went to Amasra on the orders of President Erdogan.
Turkey’s interior & energy ministers are traveling to the site, #Anadolu Agency reported.
The cause of the blast has yet to be determined.
Rescue teams have been mobilized and are at the scene, the governor’s office added.#Amasra #Bartin #Türkiye pic.twitter.com/CQBvFtWsiF
— Siraj Noorani (@sirajnoorani) October 14, 2022
“There was dust and smoke, I don’t know what happened,” said a rescued coal mine worker.
Goodbye Bartın.
Dileğimiz can no loss. Dualarımız sizle.#Bartın #Amasra pic.twitter.com/B1Y0LNpEUO— çArşı (@forzabesiktas) October 14, 2022
The mine is owned by state-owned Turkish Hard Coal Entrprises, according to Turkey’s Disaster Management Authority (AFAD).
The Bardin General Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation into the accident, which was carried out by three prosecutors.
Alın terine kömür karası değmiş insularsdır madenciler.”
Please don’t forget our duals 🙏#Bartın #madenocağı #patlama pic.twitter.com/z5fGfWLzbZ— 🅽🅴🆆🅲🅴🆁🅸 (@newiceri) October 14, 2022
In Bartın Amasra’da, it was reported that about 50 workers were displaced. Sağ, salim türklerimizin bir an evvel kurtarilması tek temennimiz. Goodbye Bartın. Yüreğimiz sizile. #Bartın #patlama pic.twitter.com/PR5mK2hJ4T
— Ali Osman Önder (@aliosmanonder34) October 14, 2022
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