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Events on Tuesday 13 May 2014 1
2014Soma mining disasterTurkey's deadliest mining accident kills 301 workersA fire triggered by an electrical fault caused an explosion at a coal mine in Soma, Turkey, trapping and killing 301 miners in the country's worst industrial accident. The disaster prompted nationwide protests over lax mine safety enforcement. Several company officials were later prosecuted.