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Turkey Mine Explosion: 41 Dead Rescue Operations ENDED
Turkey Mine Explosion: At Least 28 Dead as Rescuers Try to Reach Dozens Still Trapped
A massive underground explosion at a mine in Turkey's Bartin province has led to 28 deaths and there are still dozens of workers still trapped as rescue teams work through the night to reach them
Daily Mirror UK 15 OCT 2022
At least 28 workers have died following an enormous underground mine explosion in Turkey and rescuers are trying to reach dozens of trapped workers.
Firefighters and medical teams are at the scene in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin following the blast which is believed to have been caused by methane gas.
The explosion is believed to have taken place 300 meters below the ground while there were 110 people working.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has confirmed that 28 miners had died in the tragedy while 11 people were receiving hospital treatment.
Paramedics were pictured appearing to perform CPR on casualties while other workers remain trapped down the state-owned TTK Amasra Muessese Mudurlugu mine.
Media reports said that the explosion could have been caused by firedamp, a name for flammable gas in coal mines. 22 people have died following the underground blast,
The huge underground eruption occurred at the Turkish Hard Coal Institution Amasra Establishment Directorate at around 6.15pm local time.
Emergency services, including nine ambulances, and friends and family of those working in the mine all rushed to the scene.
It is believed the explosion was caused by firedamp, a term referring to methane in coal mines.
Turkish TV footage showed people being carried to ambulances, with emergency personnel crowding the area.
A rescue team race to find survivors in Turkey on Friday nigh(
Health Minister Mr Koca tweeted: "The number of casualties due to the explosion in Bartın has reached 28. Everything is being done that can be for 11 patients - six in Istanbul and five in Bartın."
Earlier he tweeted that people were being treated for burns and respiratory problems.
He wrote: "One injured person was brought to Istanbul Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital by airplane ambulances from Bartın, and their condition was evaluated in the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Center. And five injured people were treated in the Burn Center."
Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said that the initial indications were that the blast was caused by firedamp.took place 300 meters below ground
The blast took place 300 meters below ground, leaving 20 injured
There are no ongoing fires inside the mine and the ventilation inside was working properly, Donmez said, adding that there were partial collapses inside the mine.
Bartin Governor's Office confirmed emergency services were on site trying to rescue the people stuck below ground and that the blast occurred below the entrance to the mine at around 15:15 GMT.
AK Party Group Deputy Chairman and Bartın Deputy Yılmaz Tunç said: "We haven't learned the cause of the explosion yet.
"We hope that all of our brothers will survive this accident, the search teams are very experienced.
The scene in Bartin, Turkey,
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