(Patria) - Dozens of miners were trapped underground after an explosion in a coal mine in the northern province of Bartin, Turkey, which occurred on Friday.
The explosion occurred 300 meters underground in a coal mine in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin at 18:15 local time (15:15 GMT). Two people died and 20 were injured.
Medical teams and firefighters were dispatched to the scene.
- Rescue teams managed to pull out 14 miners, while at least 49 are still trapped - said the governor of Bartin, Nurtac Arslan.
Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) stated that the explosion in the mine in the settlement of Amasra was caused by a transformer.
The ministers of interior and energy and natural resources of Turkey, Suleyman Soylu and Fatih Donmez, will come to Amasra on the instruction of the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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