Original title: The death toll of a coal mine explosion in Turkey rises to 41
Xinhua News Agency, Ankara, October 15 (Reporter Wang Tengfei) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on the 15th that 41 people were killed in a coal mine explosion in the northern province of Barten on the 14th.
Erdogan said at the crash scene that the death toll from the blast had risen to 41 and all other operators trapped underground were safely evacuated.
According to Turkish media, 11 rescued injured were taken to hospital for treatment.
Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu said at the scene of the accident in early 15 that a total of 110 people were working underground when the explosion occurred.
According to the official notice issued by the Province of Barten on the 14th, the coal mine where the accident occurred is located in the city of Amasra, in the province, and the explosion occurred about 300 meters underground.
In May 2014, an explosion in a coal mine in the Soma region of Manisa province in western Turkey killed 301 people and injured more than 80.
