Turkish firm, govt deny negligence in mine fire

By DESMOND BUTLERSUZAN FRASER

Published May 17, 2014 1:59am ET

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Turkish firm, govt deny negligence in mine fire — Anti-government protesters chant slogans on a monument for the town's miners, during a march in Soma, Turkey where the mine accident took place, Friday, May 16, 2014. Hundreds of protesters took part in the march against the government and there were clashes with the police forces. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, killed hundreds of workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) | Lefteris Pitarakis

SAVASTEPE, Turkey (AP) — Government and company officials denied Friday that negligence caused Turkey’s worst mining disaster, as opposition lawmakers raised questions about oversight and a survivor said safety inspectors never visited the lower reaches of the mine.

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