"Coal mine explosion in Turkey kills 17
Officials in Turkey say all 17 workers trapped after a gas explosion in a coal mine in the country's west have died.
The 16 miners and an engineer were trapped in a gallery about 300 metres underground, after the explosion caused a cave-in and sparked a fire.
Two slightly injured workers were rescued from the state-run mine after the explosion.
'The bodies are badly charred,' said an official in Gediz, where the explosion happened.
He said that authorities were trying to lead the grieving families of the victims away before removing the bodies from the mine.
A specialised search-and-rescue team, flown to the site on a helicopter, managed to enter the gallery only after the fire was extinguished. "
More:Coal mine explosion in Turkey kills 17. 22/04/2005. ABC News Online