Coal mine blast in northern Turkey kills 3, leaves 5 hurt
Authorities opened an investigation after a methane explosion at a private coal mine left five injured, including two in serious condition.
- On Friday, a methane gas explosion at a privately owned coal mine near Kilimli in Zonguldak killed three workers and injured five others, with eight people in the tunnel at the time of the blast.
- Local authorities identified the cause as "firedamp," or flammable gas, at the Demir Madencilik mine in Gelik, which occurred at around 10 in the morning.
- Turkish Minister of Health Kemal Memi_o lu confirmed that "one of the five injured is in critical condition and is undergoing treatment," while two workers were placed on ventilators as medical teams coordinate transfers to Ankara.
- Authorities have launched an investigation into the blast, while the independent monitoring group Worker Health and Work Safety Assembly, or ISIG, reported that 1,267 miners were killed in workplace accidents between 2013 and 2025.
- Earlier this month, five people were killed in a coal mine collapse in Soma, Manisa; Turkey's 2014 Soma fire claimed 301 lives, reflecting persistent mining industry safety challenges.
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Coal mine blast in northern Turkey kills 3, leaves 5 hurt - OHS Canada Magazine
A methane gas explosion inside a mine in northern Turkey on Friday killed three workers and injured five others, state media reported. The explosion occurred in a privately owned coal mine near the town of Kilimli, in the Black Sea coastal province of Zonguldak, state broadcaster TRT reported. An investigation has been launched into the incident. Osman Hacibektasoglu, the governor of Zonguldak, told reporters that two of the injured miners were …
Three miners were killed today, Friday, and others were injured by an explosion of methane gas inside the mine in northern Turkey.
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