205 Dead, Hundreds Trapped in Turkey Coal Mine Fire

Turkey's energy minister says the death toll from an electrical explosion and fire Tuesday at a coal mine in western Turkey has risen to 205. Rescuers are pumping fresh air into the mine in the Turkish town of Soma, south of Istanbul, as they struggle to get hundreds of trapped miners out. Officials say 787 people were inside the mine when an electrical unit exploded, causing a fire inside the mine in western Manisa province.   Hundreds more are still believed to be trapped in...

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