Three weeks after 42 people were killed by a 50-kilometer gas explosion of this location, four miners—two of them were in dangerous condition—were hurt by a mine explosion in Zonegulk Province (northwest), according to the Turkish media on Sunday.
According to the Turkish News Agency (DHA), this latest explosion took place on Saturday night in a unique mine in the Clemmeli region for an as-yet-unknown reason.
According to the agency, the two people were taken to a hospital in the Turkish capital, Ankara, in a critical condition after sustaining severe burns.
When a coal mine in Amasra, in the adjacent state of Partin, exploded on October 14, killing 42 mine workers, members of the Turkish opposition called for immediate action.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said these incidents are “judiciary and destiny.
The director of the state mine was among 25 people detained by Turkish authorities, who announced their arrests at the end of October.
Turkey. A mine explosion left 4 people injured.
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