At least 30 killed, 17 injured in coal mine blast in E. Iran

22/9/2024 17:41

        At least 30 people have died and 17 others injured in an explosion at a coal mine in the eastern Iranian province of South Khorasan, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Sunday.
        
        The blast occurred at the mine belonging to the Madanjoo Company in Tabas County at about 21:00 local time on Saturday due to a rise in the amount of methane gas in one of the tunnels, Fars quoted Mohammad-Ali Akhoundi, director general of the provincial crisis management headquarters, as saying in an address to reporters on Sunday morning.
        
        He said that at the time of the explosion, 69 miners were working at the scene.
        
        Earlier on Sunday, Akhoundi said 40 equipped teams were providing rescue services, putting the number of the rescuers at 100. Two ambulance buses and 13 ambulances were present.