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An explosion in a coal mine in Turkey’s northern Bartin province on Friday killed 14 people, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said, but it was not clear how many people were trapped due to the blast that occurred as 110 people were working.

Medics and security personnel wait outside the coal mine after an explosion in Amasra in the northern Bartin province, Turkey November 14, 2022.Medics and security personnel wait outside the coal mine after an explosion in Amasra in the northern Bartin province, Turkey November 14, 2022.

There are those whom we were not able to evacuate from that area,” Soylu told reporters at the scene of the blast. 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.

 

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