(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said Sunday that five
prosecutors had launched an inquiry into the coal mine blast in the
Amasra district of northern Bartın province, where 41 workers lost
their lives, reports citing .
'This event will be investigated and clarified in all its
aspects. No matter how many questions there are, they will all be
answered,' Bozdag said.
At least 110 miners were working in the shaft when the explosion
occurred on Friday evening.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez said Sunday
that all the operations at the mine site have been suspended until
further notice.
According to Donmez, initial findings indicate the blast was
caused by firedamp, an explosive mixture of flammable gases in
mines.
A total of 11 wounded workers are under treatment in
hospitals.
The blast is one of the deadliest industrial disasters in
Türkiye's recent history. In 2014, 301 people were killed in
Türkiye's worst mining disaster at a coal mine in the Aegean
province of Manisa.
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