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| Turkey mine explosion: Death toll 'soars' | Turkey mine explosion: Death toll 'soars' |
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| An explosion at a coal mine in western Turkey has left 157 workers dead and 75 injured, local officials say. | |
| Cengiz Ergun, Mayor of Manisa, cautioned that the latest death toll had not been officially confirmed. | |
| Initial reports said 17 people had been killed in the explosion and ensuing fire, and many more were trapped. | Initial reports said 17 people had been killed in the explosion and ensuing fire, and many more were trapped. |
| It was estimated that 580 workers were underground at the time of the blast, though it is thought many of them managed to escape. | It was estimated that 580 workers were underground at the time of the blast, though it is thought many of them managed to escape. |
| It is not clear exactly how many are still trapped in the mine in the town of Soma, in Manisa province, about 250km (150 miles) south of Istanbul. | |
| Large crowds of worried family members have gathered near the privately-owned mine, many in tears. | |
| Energy Ministry Taner Yildiz told Turkish TV that carbon monoxide poisoning could have claimed lives. | |
| He said that the fire had been triggered by an electrical fault. | |
| TV footage showed rescuers helping workers from the mine, their faces and hard-hats covered in soot and dust. Some were able to walk but others were carried on stretchers to a fleet of waiting ambulances. |