Officials: 25 Dead, Many Trapped in Turkish Coal Mine Blast

Officials: 25 Dead, Many Trapped in Turkish Coal Mine Blast
The entrance of the mine in Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin, Turkey, on Oct. 14, 2022. IHA via AP
The Associated Press
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ANKARA, Turkey—An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey killed at least 25 people, local officials announced, while rescuers working through the night were trying to bring dozens of others trapped to the surface.

The explosion occurred 6:45 p.m. at the state-owned TTK Amasra Muessese Mudurlugu mine in the town of Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin.