RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Turkey - Explosion

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-02-23, 18:07:04 [UTC] Ref.no.: EX-20100223-25046-TUR Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-02-24 at 04:35:44 [UTC] Event: Explosion Location: Turkey Province of Balikesir Dursunbey Coal Mine Dursunbey Number of Deads: 17 person(s) Situation: Seventeen people were killed in a gas explosion in a coal mine in Balikesir province of northwest Turkey on Tuesday. Balikesir Governor Yilmaz Arslan was quoted as saying that 11 miners and an engineer died when a methane gas explosion ripped through the coal mine near Dursunbey town of Balikesir province. "Five miners lost their lives after being taken to hospital with severe burns, bringing the death toll to 17," said Arslan. "All bodies were recovered from the mine. We called off search- and-rescue efforts. I offer my deepest condolences to those who lost their beloved ones," he added. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu