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Three miners killed in Zonguldak mine blast laid to rest
Cengizhan Bükrübaş, Murat Kaya and Recep Çolakoğlu, who died in a firedamp explosion at a private coal mine in Zonguldak’s Kilimli district, were buried in ceremonies. Two of the five workers injured in the blast were transferred to Ankara, while three people were detained in connection with the incident.
Three workers who died in a firedamp explosion at a private coal mine in the Dereiçi area of Gelik town, in Zonguldak’s Kilimli district, were buried after funeral ceremonies.
The bodies of Cengizhan Bükrübaş, Murat Kaya and Recep Çolakoğlu, who lost their lives in the explosion, were collected from the morgue of Zonguldak Atatürk State Hospital. At the workers’ homes, relatives were asked to grant their blessing, prayers were recited and funeral prayers were performed.
Cengizhan Bükrübaş buried
The body of 25-year-old Cengizhan Bükrübaş, who had worked as a miner for about three years, was taken to his family home in Muharremşah village in Perşembe town, in Çaycuma district. After relatives were asked to grant their blessing and prayers were recited, Bükrübaş was buried in the village cemetery following the funeral prayer at the Central Mosque.
Bükrübaş’s father, İsmail Bükrübaş, had also retired from the same mine.
Murat Kaya’s son and father attended his funeral
The body of 38-year-old Murat Kaya was taken to the mosque in the Kartaloğlu neighborhood of Aşağı Sarmaşık village, in Saltukova town of Çaycuma district. Relatives were asked to grant their blessing and prayers were recited for Kaya, who had worked as a miner for 15 years.
Kaya, who had one child, was buried in the village cemetery after the funeral prayer held at noon. During the ceremony, Kaya’s 14-year-old son Ömer and his father, Celal Kaya, remained beside the coffin.
Recep Çolakoğlu laid to rest
The body of 45-year-old Recep Çolakoğlu was taken to his family home in the Alibüyük neighborhood of Osmanlı village. The Quran was recited, prayers were said and relatives were asked to grant their blessing for Çolakoğlu.
Çolakoğlu’s wife, Canan, and their children, Yağmur, Rüzgar Mert and Elif Çolakoğlu, wept during the ceremony. Çolakoğlu was buried in the village cemetery after the funeral prayer.
Çolakoğlu had retired from a licensed mine last year and later began working at the private mine where the explosion occurred.
Public officials and civil society representatives attended ceremonies
Zonguldak Governor Osman Hacıbektaşoğlu offered condolences to the relatives of the workers who died. In addition to the families, members of Parliament, Turkish Hard Coal Institution General Manager Muharrem Kiraz, General Mining Workers’ Union Chairman Hakan Yeşil, representatives of political parties and civil society organizations, miners and local residents attended the funeral ceremonies.
Deputy Governor Mutlu Almalı, members of Parliament Muammer Avcı, Saffet Bozkurt and Eylem Ertuğ Ertuğrul, political party representatives and local residents also attended Çolakoğlu’s funeral.
Five workers injured and three people detained
Cemal Arslan, Okan Dinçer, Soner Dinçer, Ercan Akdal and Kurtuluş Elmas were injured in the explosion. The injured workers were taken to hospital, while Cemal Arslan and Okan Dinçer were transferred to Ankara.
Mine manager M. S. D., occupational health and safety specialist E. Y. and mining engineer Y. Ç. were detained in connection with the incident.
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