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13 May 2014

20 reportedly killed in mine explosion in Turkey

At least 20 miners has been reported killed and up to 200-300 trapped after an explosion caused a fire in a coal mine in the western #Turkish province of Manisa, healths officials told #NTV.

The death toll remains unconfirmed, with some media reports only reporting one person dead in the accident. Between 200-300 miners were working in the mine at the time of the explosion. Some media reports have put the number of trapped miners at 200-300, while others have estimated that figure to be in the dozens. Local administrator Mehmet Bahattin Atci told AP 20 people had been rescued so far.
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The mayor of Soma, a district in Manisa, told the network the explosion was caused by an electrical fault, Reuters says. . There are thus far no reports about injuries.
Source: RT

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