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Turkey mine explosion 'kills 17' Turkey mine explosion killed 13
(about 17 hours later)
A methane explosion at a coal mine in north-west Turkey has killed 17 workers, Turkish news agencies say. A methane explosion at a coal mine in north-west Turkey killed 13 workers - not 17 as earlier reported - Turkish officials have said.
The blast caused an underground chamber to collapse at a mine 20km (12 miles) outside Dursunbey, in Balikesir province, officials said. They said 18 people were in hospital, with four in critical condition.
Some 29 workers were rescued after the explosion, which came two months after a blast at a mine in Bursa killed 19. The blast on Tuesday caused an underground chamber to collapse at a mine 20km (12 miles) outside Dursunbey, in Balikesir province.
The safety record of Turkey's coal mining industry lags behind that of most industrial nations, analysts say. Some 33 workers were rescued after the explosion, which came two months after a blast at a mine in Bursa killed 19.
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. The mine's owner said it had buried the miners nearly 820ft (250m) below the surface.
Labour Minister Omer Dincer said officials had initially overstated the death toll because four bodies had been counted twice.
Seventeen workers were killed in a similar blast at the mine in 2006, Turkey's Anatolia news agency reported.Seventeen workers were killed in a similar blast at the mine in 2006, Turkey's Anatolia news agency reported.
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.The country's worst mining disaster was in 1992, when 270 miners were killed near the Black Sea port of Zonguldak.