A fire has broken out at the Turkish mine where 299 people were killed this week in the country’s worst ever industrial disaster.<br /><br />Turkey’s Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said rescue operations at the mine in Soma would be halted until the new blaze was brought under control.<br /><br />“We’ve concluded that there could be a maximum of three workers in the mine. Of course the rescue operation will continue. But another fire has broken out in a different part of the mine, Yildiz told a news conference.<br /><br />An explosion on May 13 sent carbon monoxide gas into the mine’s tunnels while 787 miners were underground.<br /><br />It is unclear what caused the blast.<br /><br />Protests have been held in Soma following the disaster.<br /><br />Demonstrators expressed anger at the mine owners, accusing them of ignoring safety for profit, and also at the government for a perceived lack of insensitivity in its reaction to the tragedy.
