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Over 200 dead, many trapped in Turkish coal mine
An explosion and fire in a coal mine in western Turkey killed at least 201 workers and left some 200 more trapped deep inside, officials said Tuesday.
A massive rescue operation was underway at the mine in Soma, Turkey, about 150 miles south of Istanbul.
Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz updated the death toll and number of missing after earlier saying 787 people were inside the coal mine at the time of the accident and 363 of of them had been rescued.
He said 80 mine workers were injured, at least four of them in serious condition.
He said most of the deaths were from carbon monoxide poisoning, and those trapped were nearly 500 yards underground..
"Time is working against us," Yildiz said.
The blast happened during a change in shifts, leading to uncertainty over the exact number of workers still in the mine, the Turkish news agency Cihan reported, citing labor union officials.
Yıldız said the fire was triggered by an ele