Turkish rescuers on Friday recovered the bodies of three miners who had been trapped following a mine collapse in western Turkey, bringing the death toll from the incident to five, local authorities said. In a separate accident, another miner was killed on Friday when an unlicensed mine collapsed in Kilimli, a town on Turkey’s northwestern Black Sea coast, according to media reports. The first collapse occurred on Thursday at a mine in Manisa province, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) northeast of the resort city of Izmir.&nbsp;"Search and rescue operations carried out after the mine collapse in Soma district have ended and the bodies of the three mine workers who were trapped have been recovered," the governor's office said on X early Friday. Seven workers were initially caught in the collapse. Rescue teams recovered the bodies of two miners and took two others to hospital, while three remained trapped underground, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said on X. Their bodies were recovered early Friday, raising the death toll to five.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/el-sayed-vs-rogers-why-michigan-could-be-a-crucial-test-for-democrats-in-us-midterm-elections-1790956674085">El-Sayed vs Rogers: Why Michigan could be a crucial test for Democrats in US midterm elections</a>&nbsp;Gurlek has ordered an investigation into the incident. Nine company executives, including the manager of the mine operator, were detained on suspicion of negligence following the collapse, DHA news agency reported. A union official who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity said coal production had been declining as existing mining areas became over-exploited. A new section of the mine was consequently being developed.&nbsp;"This section was not yet operational," he said, adding that financial pressures on management were "increasing the pressure to speed up" the work. The incident took place in Soma, the site of Turkey’s deadliest mining disaster. In 2014, 301 miners died from carbon monoxide poisoning after an underground fire was triggered by an explosion. The latest accidents have again highlighted safety concerns in Turkey’s mining sector, particularly as authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the Soma collapse and the separate fatal incident at the unlicensed mine in Kilimli.

Five miners die after a mine collapse in Turkey’s Soma district, while a separate unlicensed mine collapse kills another worker in Kilimli

Turkish rescuers on Friday recovered the bodies of three miners who had been trapped following a mine collapse in western Turkey, bringing the death toll from the incident to five, local authorities said. In a separate accident, another miner was killed on Friday when an unlicensed mine collapsed in Kilimli, a town on Turkey’s northwestern Black Sea coast, according to media reports. The first collapse occurred on Thursday at a mine in Manisa province, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) northeast of the resort city of Izmir. "Search and rescue operations carried out after the mine collapse in Soma district have ended and the bodies of the three mine workers who were trapped have been recovered," the governor's office said on X early Friday. Seven workers were initially caught in the collapse. Rescue teams recovered the bodies of two miners and took two others to hospital, while three remained trapped underground, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said on X. Their bodies were recovered early Friday, raising the death toll to five. Also Read: El-Sayed vs Rogers: Why Michigan could be a crucial test for Democrats in US midterm elections Gurlek has ordered an investigation into the incident. Nine company executives, including the manager of the mine operator, were detained on suspicion of negligence following the collapse, DHA news agency reported. A union official who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity said coal production had been declining as existing mining areas became over-exploited. A new section of the mine was consequently being developed. "This section was not yet operational," he said, adding that financial pressures on management were "increasing the pressure to speed up" the work. The incident took place in Soma, the site of Turkey’s deadliest mining disaster. In 2014, 301 miners died from carbon monoxide poisoning after an underground fire was triggered by an explosion. The latest accidents have again highlighted safety concerns in Turkey’s mining sector, particularly as authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the Soma collapse and the separate fatal incident at the unlicensed mine in Kilimli.

Five miners have died after a mine collapse in western Turkey, while a separate accident at an unlicensed mine killed another worker

At least five dead after mine collapse in Turkey as authorities launch negligence investigation

At least three Turkish miners were killed after a copper mine collapsed late Thursday in the southeastern province of Siirt, the governor&#39;s office said in a statement.

Three bodies had been found after the collapse caused by a &quot;landslide&quot;, the statement said, a lower number than the four dead earlier reported by local media.

At least&nbsp;13 more&nbsp;remained trapped in the mine, CNN Turk said, as rescuers and ambulances were sent to the scene.

Besime Konca, a pro-Kurdish Peoples&#39; Democratic Party lawmaker for Siirt, put that number higher saying on Twitter that 14 people were trapped.

She added that one injured person had been rescued.

The mine in&nbsp;Sirvan district is owned by a private company, the official news agency Anadolu said, without naming the firm.

It comes more than two years after the country&#39;s worst modern industrial disaster in May 2014 which left 301 miners dead following a fire at the Soma mine in western Turkey.

(AFP)

The collapse late Thursday in the southeastern province of Siirt was caused by a 'landslide', the governor's office said in a statement

At least three Turkish miners were killed after a copper mine collapsed late Thursday in the southeastern province of Siirt, the governor's office said in a statement. Three bodies had been found after the collapse caused by a "landslide", the statement said, a lower number than the four dead earlier reported by local media. At least 13 more remained trapped in the mine, CNN Turk said, as rescuers and ambulances were sent to the scene. Besime Konca, a pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party lawmaker for Siirt, put that number higher saying on Twitter that 14 people were trapped. She added that one injured person had been rescued. The mine in Sirvan district is owned by a private company, the official news agency Anadolu said, without naming the firm. It comes more than two years after the country's worst modern industrial disaster in May 2014 which left 301 miners dead following a fire at the Soma mine in western Turkey. (AFP)

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At least five dead after mine collapse in Turkey as authorities launch negligence investigation

Three miners killed, 13 trapped in copper mine collapse in Turkey