Soma mine disaster
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soma-mine-disaster-221-4582352
title:
Soma mine disaster
text:
On 13 May 2014, blasting at Eynez coal mine in Soma, Manisa, Turkey, caused an underground mine fire, which burned until 15 May. In total, 301 people were killed, making it the worst mine disaster in Turkey's history. The mine, operated by coal producer Soma Kömür İşletmeleri A.Ş., suffered a fire, the causes of which were later found to be complex. The fire occurred at the mine's shift change, when 787 workers were underground. At the time, the disaster was thought to be mainly an explosion rat
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description:
2014 mine fire in Turkey
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_mine_disaster
date created:
2014-05-13T21:09:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T19:48:37Z
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