BARTIN (Turkey): – The death toll in explosion in a coal mine in Turkey’s northern Bartin province on Friday has increased to 41, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.
Earlier, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said 58 of the 110 people working in the mine when the blast occurred were rescued by the teams or got out by themselves.
Soylu also said one miner was discharged from hospital while 10 were still receiving treatment in Bartin and Istanbul.
Women react during the funeral ceremony of mine blast victim Selcuk Ayvaz in the village of Ugurlar near Amasra, in the northern Bartin province, Turkey October 15, 2022.
Authorities said Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into the cause of the incident but initial indications were that the blast was caused by firedamp, a term referring to methane in coal mines.
Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said a fire in the mine was largely contained but fire isolation and cooling efforts were continuing after the incident that took place 350 metres (0.2 miles) below ground.
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