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Deadly Coal Mine Fire in Western Turkey
May 14, 2014 0:00 AM
Rescuers in western Turkey are searching for survivors after an electrical explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 205 people, in one of the country's worst mining accidents.
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The body of a miner is carried to an ambulance in Soma, western Turkey, May 14, 2014.
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Relatives of miners trapped in a coal mine wait in front of the site in Soma, western Turkey, May 14, 2014.
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Family members wait outside a coal mine in Soma, western Turkey, May 14, 2014.
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Family members wait outside a coal mine where more than 200 miners have been trapped after an explosion, in Soma, western Turkey, May 14, 2014.
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