Published September 13,2023
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A ceiling collapse occurred on the Turkish Hard Coal Enterprise (TTK) Armutçuk Enterprise mine at a depth of minus 450 meters.
Following the incident, numerous rescue groups had been dispatched to the scene, together with police, well being, UMKE (National Medical Rescue Team), AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Authority), and TTK rescue groups.
Efforts to rescue staff trapped below the rubble have begun. Unfortunately, one employee misplaced their life, and 6 individuals sustained accidents within the collapse, with the injured people being transferred to the hospital.
Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan expressed condolences to the deceased employee’s household and wished a speedy restoration to the injured staff.
Expert inspectors from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security had been dispatched to research the incident.
The Zonguldak Governor additionally visited the location, inspected it, and obtained updates from authorities. It was famous that there was no explosion, and the incident was characterised as a collapse with no fast threat to all the quarry or operation.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
