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
![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.
![Relatives of miners trapped in a coal mine wait in front of the site in Soma, western Turkey, 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, 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.