Mine Blast Kills 19 in Turkey
Turkish officials said Friday that 19 workers died in an underground explosion an a coal mine at Bursa in the west of the country.
The explosion, caused late Thursday by a buildup of methane gas, took place more than 600 feet below ground, starting a fire and destroying tunnel support structures.
On Friday, rescue teams reached six bodies and were still trying to unearth 13 more that remained trapped, the semi-official Anatolian News Agency quoted officials as saying.
Accidents are not uncommon in Turkey’s coal mining industry. In Zonguldak, a mining center in the northern part of the country, 41 workers died between 2003 and 2009, according to Labor Ministry records.
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