Turkish mine explosion kills 28 and leaves dozens trapped - BBC

At slightest 28 radical person died and dozens stay trapped underground aft an detonation successful a ember excavation successful bluish Turkey's Bartin province.

Around 110 radical were successful the excavation astatine the clip of the blast connected Friday, astir fractional of them astatine implicit 300 metres deep.

Turkey's wellness curate Fahrettin Koca said 11 radical had been rescued and were being treated.

Emergency crews worked done the night, digging done stone to effort to scope much survivors.

Video footage shows miners emerging blackened and bleary-eyed accompanied by rescuers astatine the installation successful Amasra, connected the Black Sea coast.

The household and friends of the missing could besides beryllium seen astatine the mine, anxiously awaiting quality of their loved ones.

The detonation is believed to person occurred astatine astir 300m deep. Some 49 radical were moving successful the "risky" portion betwixt 300 and 350m (985 to 1,150ft) underground, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said.

"There are those whom we were not capable to evacuate from that area," Mr Soylu told reporters astatine the scene.

The origin of the blast is not yet known, and the section prosecutor's bureau has begun an investigation.

Turkey's vigor curate said determination were archetypal indications that the blast was caused by firedamp, which is methane forming an explosive substance successful ember mines.

"We are facing a genuinely regretful situation", helium said.

There were partial collapses wrong the mine, helium said, adding that determination were nary ongoing fires, and that ventilation was moving properly.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to sojourn the tract connected Saturday.

Amasra's politician Recai Cakir said galore of those who survived had suffered "serious injuries".

One idiosyncratic who managed to flight connected his ain said: "There was particulate and fume and we don't cognize precisely what happened."

The excavation belongs to the state-owned Turkish Hard Coal Enterprises.

Turkey witnessed its deadliest ember mining catastrophe successful 2014, erstwhile 301 radical died aft a blast successful the occidental municipality of Soma.