Coal mine blast in northern Turkey kills 3, leaves 5 hurt
Authorities said firedamp triggered the blast, and rescuers were still searching for one trapped miner as an investigation opened.
- On Friday, a methane gas explosion at a private coal mine near Kilimli in Zonguldak killed three workers and injured five others, state media reported.
- Local authorities identified the blast at the Gelik mine, owned by Demir Madencilik, as a "firedamp" explosion occurring at around 10 in the morning while eight people were in the tunnel.
- Turkish Minister of Health Kemal Memi_olu reported "one of the five injured is in critical condition and is undergoing treatment," while medical teams transported others to Ankara for advanced care.
- Authorities launched an investigation into the blast, as data from the Worker Health and Work Safety Assembly documents 1,267 mining deaths between 2013 and 2025.
- This tragedy mirrors the 2014 Soma fire where 301 people died and a recent collapse in Manisa that killed five, underscoring persistent mining hazards across Turkey.
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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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