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.
Deadly Coal Mine Fire in Western Turkey
![Relatives of miners trapped in a coal mine wait in front of the site in Soma, a district in Turkey's western province of Manisa, May 14, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5ab21468-705f-4e06-b51b-866ef4aad847_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Relatives of miners trapped in a coal mine wait in front of the site in Soma, a district in Turkey's western province of Manisa, May 14, 2014.
![The body of a miner is carried to an ambulance in Soma, western Turkey, May 14, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e26174bf-cace-44ad-9270-537af80ab478_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The body of a miner is carried to an ambulance in Soma, western Turkey, May 14, 2014.
![Family members wait outside a coal mine in Soma, western Turkey, May 14, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a7cdcc4d-57d0-49b7-be19-4f00ef071da0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Family members wait outside a coal mine in Soma, western Turkey, May 14, 2014.
![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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b6a34ead-0a9b-42ba-b5d8-229218556f2d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.