The 2010 Zonguldak mine disaster occurred in Zonguldak Province, Turkey, on May 17, when 30 miners died in a firedamp explosion at the Karadon coal mine.
Other mining disasters
Several other mining disasters have occurred in Turkey’s mines: • 1992: A firedamp explosion killed 270 workers. • 2008: In a mine collapse, one miner died. • 2014: Soma mine disaster, at least 302 died and 80 injured, this was Turkey’s worst mining disaster. ==See also==