Date | 14 October 2022 |
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Time | 18:30 ( UTC+3) |
Location | Amasra coal mine, Amasra, Bartın Province, Turkey |
Coordinates | 41°43′23″N 32°21′01″E / 41.72306°N 32.35028°E |
Cause | Mine explosion |
Deaths | 42 [1] |
Non-fatal injuries | 27 [2] [3] |
On 14 October 2022, an explosion occurred in Amasra coal mine in Amasra, Bartın Province, Turkey, killing 42 people and injuring 27. [1] [3] [4] It was one of the deadliest industrial incidents in Turkey. [5] [6]
The explosion occurred at 6:30 p.m. Turkish time, [7] at a depth of about 300 metres. [8] At the time of the incident, around 110 people were working in the mine and almost half of them were below 300 m (980 ft) deep. [9] [10] [11] Some reports stated that five people were working under 350 m (1,150 ft) and 44 people were working under 300 m (980 ft). [12] [13] [14]
Minister of the Interior Süleyman Soylu said that more than 22 people had died [15] [16] and 28 people crawled out on their own. [17] Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca said that 11 people had been pulled out alive and were being treated in hospital. [18] [19] 58 miners were saved.
The cause of the blast is yet unknown [20][ needs update] and is under investigation, [21] with firedamp (possibly coalbed methane) being one suspected cause. [22]
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wrote on Twitter that he was closely monitoring the situation and said that search and rescue operations were progressing rapidly at the mine. Erdoğan canceled a planned trip to Diyarbakır and instead traveled to Amasra on 15 October. [23] Erdoğan's comments linking the explosion to "the plan of destiny" and saying that such explosions "will always be" drew criticism from opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, as well as protests in Istanbul. [24]
Date | 14 October 2022 |
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Time | 18:30 ( UTC+3) |
Location | Amasra coal mine, Amasra, Bartın Province, Turkey |
Coordinates | 41°43′23″N 32°21′01″E / 41.72306°N 32.35028°E |
Cause | Mine explosion |
Deaths | 42 [1] |
Non-fatal injuries | 27 [2] [3] |
On 14 October 2022, an explosion occurred in Amasra coal mine in Amasra, Bartın Province, Turkey, killing 42 people and injuring 27. [1] [3] [4] It was one of the deadliest industrial incidents in Turkey. [5] [6]
The explosion occurred at 6:30 p.m. Turkish time, [7] at a depth of about 300 metres. [8] At the time of the incident, around 110 people were working in the mine and almost half of them were below 300 m (980 ft) deep. [9] [10] [11] Some reports stated that five people were working under 350 m (1,150 ft) and 44 people were working under 300 m (980 ft). [12] [13] [14]
Minister of the Interior Süleyman Soylu said that more than 22 people had died [15] [16] and 28 people crawled out on their own. [17] Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca said that 11 people had been pulled out alive and were being treated in hospital. [18] [19] 58 miners were saved.
The cause of the blast is yet unknown [20][ needs update] and is under investigation, [21] with firedamp (possibly coalbed methane) being one suspected cause. [22]
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wrote on Twitter that he was closely monitoring the situation and said that search and rescue operations were progressing rapidly at the mine. Erdoğan canceled a planned trip to Diyarbakır and instead traveled to Amasra on 15 October. [23] Erdoğan's comments linking the explosion to "the plan of destiny" and saying that such explosions "will always be" drew criticism from opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, as well as protests in Istanbul. [24]