Disaster · May 13, 2014

Soma mine disaster

12 years ago · Soma, Turkey

12th anniversary

On 13 May 2014, a fire broke out at Eynez coal mine in Soma, Manisa, Turkey, killing 301 workers in the deadliest mining accident in the country's history. The mine was operated by Soma Kömür İşletmeleri A.Ş. under a contract with the state-owned Turkish Coal Operations Authority.

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