Death toll from Turkey coal mine explosion rises to 28

At the time of the explosion, 110 people worked at the facilities, located in the province of Bartin. Dozens of workers remain trapped under the rubble. The causes of the accident, which occurred at a depth of 300 meters, are unknown. Another 20 miners have been rescued alive. At the time of the explosion, 110 people were working at the facilities in the town of Amasra. For the time being, the causes of the explosion, which occurred at a depth of 300 meters, are unknown, and medical personnel and firefighters, according to the Anatolia agency. Late on Friday, the governor of Bartin, Nurtac Arslan, confirmed the presence of 44 miners trapped at a depth of 300 meters and another five at 350 meters. It has also reported that several workers have already been rescued, some of whom have been taken to hospital. Later, the Turkish Minister of Health, Fahretin Koca, confirmed the first deaths, which have been increasing throughout the morning. He has also detailed that the rescue operation has almost 150 troops. “We will do everything possible to reduce the sad news and give good news to all of Turkey. I am sorry for your loss,” the minister added in a publication on his profile of the social network Twitter. After learning of the event, the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has ordered the Ministers of the Interior, Energy and Natural Resources and Labor and Social Security, Suleiman Soilu, Fatih Donmez and Vedat Bilgin, respectively, that they travel to Amasra. Similarly, the Bartin Attorney General’s Office has launched an investigation into what happened, assigning the case to three prosecutors.