Coal mine explosion in northwestern Turkey kills two, injures five

A methane gas explosion in a coal mine in Zonguldak province, northwestern Turkey, has killed two workers and injured five, with one miner still trapped.

• A methane gas explosion struck a private coal mine in Zonguldak province, Turkey, leaving two workers dead and five injured.

• Governor Osman Hacı Bektaşoğlu said eight people were in the tunnel; rescue teams extracted seven, two of whom died after hospital transfer.

• Two survivors suffered burns and are in critical condition, with one transferred to Ankara for treatment.

• Rescue teams continue efforts to extract one trapped miner, with whom communication has been established.