Turkey mine blast toll rises to 18
22/4/2005 17:31
The death toll from a coal mine blast in western Turkey rose to 18,
semi-official Anatolia News Agency reported on Friday.
One more body was
recovered from the coal mine in the Gokler hamlet, 30 km away from the Gediz
town of the western city of Kutahya, according to the report.
Rescuers dug
out 17 bodies on Thursday. Two miners survived the explosion with slight
injuries, the report added.
A methane gas explosion ripped through the
state-owned coal mine Thursday, bringing down a mining shaft.
The cause of
the accident was under investigation.
Xinhua
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