READ MORE: Tourist 'kidnapped in Cancun' by armed men who 'hacked foot off an left him for dead'Bartin prosecutor's office launched an investigation into the cause of the explosion, according to the state-owned Anadolu news agency.Evidently, as that investigation progressed authorities discovered increasing amounts of fatalities. Turkey's Disaster Management Authority (AFAD) initially released a statement saying that the explosion was caused by a transformer at the mine. However, that statement has since been retracted and the cause remains unconfirmed.
