Turkiye coal mine explosion death toll rises to 28-UPDATED-7-VIDEO

Turkiye coal mine explosion death toll rises to 28-UPDATED-7 -VIDEO
# 15 October 2022 08:07 (UTC +04:00)

The death toll in a coal mine explosion in Turkiye's Bartin province rose to 28, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said in a statement on Twitter, APA reports.

The minister noted that the treatment of 11 injured people is still ongoing.

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The death toll in a coal mine explosion in Turkiye's Bartin province rose to 25, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said in a statement on Twitter, APA reports.

According to the minister, four of the 11 injured are in intensive care, and one is in critical condition.

***01.09

14 people died and 20 people were injured as a result of an explosion in a coal mine in Turkiye's Bartin province, said Fahrettin Koca, Turkiye's Minister of Health on Twitter, APA's Istanbul correspondent reports.

The minister noted that eight of the injured are in intensive care. Several patients were transferred to other cities.

***00.09

The death toll in a coal mine explosion in Turkiye's Bartin province has reached 14, said Suleyman Soylu, Turkish Interior Minister in a statement to journalists, APA's Istanbul correspondent reports.

According to him, 21 people were hospitalized.

***22.51

2 people died and 20 people were injured as a result of an accident in a coal mine in Turkiye's Bartin province, said Fahrettin Koca, Turkiye's Minister of Health on Twitter, APA's Istanbul correspondent reports.

***22.37

Twelve people were rescued from a coal mine in Turkiye's Bartin province, APA's Istanbul correspondent reports.

35 people were still buried beneath the rubble.

***22.10

The preliminary reason for the explosion in a coal mine in Turkiye's Bartin province has been revealed, APA's Istanbul correspondent reports.

According to Hakan Yeşil, chairman of the Turkish Mining Union, the incident was caused by a methane gas explosion.

He also stated that at the time of the explosion, there were 100 workers in the mine.

***21.33

11 of the 87 workers buried under rubble after an explosion in a coal mine in Turkiye's Bartin province were rescued, Recai Çakır, the mayor of Amasra district, said in a statement to journalists, APA's Istanbul correspondent reports.

Fatih Donmez, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and Suleyman Soylu, Minister of Internal Affairs, are on their way to the scene.

An investigation into the explosion at the General Prosecutor's Office of Bartin region was launched, and 3 prosecutors were involved in the case.

***20.42

An explosion occurred in a coal mine in Bartin province of Turkiye, APA reports citing NTV.

Rescuers were involved in the scene.

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