Türkiye: Blasted coal mine's technical manager fired

An investigation has been launched into an explosion at a coal mine in the Turkish province of Bartin.

Following the investigation, the technical manager of the mine was relieved of his post, Caliber.Az reports, citing the Turkish media.

Rescuers who descended to a depth of 350 metres removed the bodies of 41 dead from under the rubble.

According to the preliminary version, the explosion of methane became the cause of the incident at the mine.