Six miners die in Turkish shaft collapse

A mine shaft collapsed in Turkey, trapping six miners who died of methane gas poisoning, the Anatolia news agency reported today.

Six miners die in Turkish shaft collapse
Fri, 17 Jun, 2005 - 09:13

A mine shaft collapsed in Turkey, trapping six miners who died of methane gas poisoning, the Anatolia news agency reported today.

The coal mine, near the Black Sea port of Zonguldak, collapsed late yesterday, releasing methane gas, the agency reported, quoting Governor Yavuz Erkmen.

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