ZONGULDAK
Eight coal miners dead in Turkey's northwestern province of Zonguldak on Monday.
Director General of the Turkish Coal Mining agency, Burhan Inan, told AA correspondent that miners were affected from the methane gas leakage and the bodies of five miners were recovered in Kozlu coal mine in Zonguldak.
Inan said methane gas leaked during the digging of a tunnel.
Also three more miners were trapped in the tunnel following a gas explosion and rescue efforts were underway, he said.
