Turkey’s state-run news agency says several miners trapped in mine collapse

Report: Turkish miners trapped in mine collapse

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s state-run news agency is reporting that a methane gas explosion has ripped through a coal mine in western Turkey, trapping several miners.

The Anatolia news agency says the blast Tuesday evening caused a shaft to collapse at the mine in Odakoy village near the town of Dursunbey in western Balikesir province. It says “several people were trapped.”