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Miners missing after Turkey blast Turkey mine explosion 'kills 17'
(about 4 hours later)
An explosion at a coal mine in north-west Turkey has trapped several workers, officials say. A methane explosion at a coal mine in north-west Turkey has killed 17 workers, Turkish news agencies say.
The blast happened at a mine some 20km (12 miles) outside Dursunbey, in Balikesir province, officials add. The blast caused an underground chamber to collapse at a mine 20km (12 miles) outside Dursunbey, in Balikesir province, officials said.
The explosion, which one official said was caused by a methane leak, comes two months after a blast at a mine in Bursa killed 19. Some 29 workers were rescued after the explosion, which came two months after a blast at a mine in Bursa killed 19.
The safety record of Turkey's coal mining industry lags behind that of most industrial nations, analysts say.The safety record of Turkey's coal mining industry lags behind that of most industrial nations, analysts say.
The country's worst mining disaster was in 1992 when 270 miners were killed near the Black Sea port of Zonguldak. Several of those evacuated were taken to hospital with severe burns after the blast, which the mine's owner said had buried the miners nearly 820 feet (250m) below the surface.
It was not clear how many people were trapped after Tuesday's blast. Seventeen workers were killed in a similar blast at the mine in 2006, Turkey's Anatolia news agency reported.
Local district governor Ibrahim Kucuk told CNN Turk: "We can't give any information yet about any dead or injured, but a large number of people are underground." The country's worst mining disaster was in 1992, when 270 miners were killed near the Black Sea port of Zonguldak.