Amasra mine explosion explained

Date:14 October 2022
Time:18:30 (UTC+3)
Place:Amasra coal mine, Amasra, Bartın Province, Turkey
Coordinates:41.7231°N 32.3503°W
Cause:Mine explosion
Reported Deaths:42
Reported Injuries:27[1]

On 14 October 2022, an explosion occurred in Amasra coal mine in Amasra, Bartın Province, Turkey, killing 42 people and injuring 27.[2] [3] [4] It was one of the deadliest industrial incidents in Turkey.[5] [6]

Explosion

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 deep.[9] [10] [11] Some reports stated that five people were working under and 44 people were working under .[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.

Investigation

The cause of the blast is yet unknown[20] and is under investigation,[21] with firedamp (possibly coalbed methane) being one suspected cause.[22]

Response

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]

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Bartın'daki maden faciasında can kaybı 42'ye yükseldi. 2022-11-12. Turkish. birgun.net.
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