At least 51 dead in Iran coal mine blast: State TV

Death toll from a coal mine explosion in Iran rises to 50

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The death toll from an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran rose to 50 on Wednesday after one of the miners who was injured in the weekend blast died in hospital, the Iranian state television reported. A methane gas leak sparked an explosion on Saturday at the mine in Tabas, about 540 kilometers (335 miles) southeast of the capital, Tehran. Such gases are common in mining, though modern safety measures call for ventilatio…

Iran Believes All Remaining Workers Have Died In Coal Mine Explosion, Raising Death Toll To 49

Iran said Tuesday it believes the remaining workers trapped by an explosion at a coal mine in the country’s east have died, bringing the death toll in one of its worst industrial disasters to at least 49. A provincial emergency official, Mohammad Ali Akhoundi, gave the death toll in a report carried by Iranian state television from the mine in Tabas. Figures for the numbers of miners inside the mine at the time have fluctuated since a methane ga…

Iran believes all remaining workers have died in coal mine explosion

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Tuesday it believes the remaining workers trapped by an explosion at a coal mine in the country's east have died, bringing the death toll in one of its worst industrial disasters to at least 49. A provincial emergency official, Mohammad Ali Akhoundi, gave the death toll in a report carried by Iranian state television from the mine in Tabas. Figures for the numbers of miners inside the mine at the time have fluctuated sin…

Death toll from Iran’s coal mine blast rises to 49

Nearly 70 people had been working in the mine in Tabas at the time of the blast on September 21.

Iran believes all remaining workers have died in mine explosion

Iran said Tuesday it believes the remaining workers trapped by an explosion at a coal mine in the country's east have died, bringing the death toll in one of its worst industrial disasters to at least 49. A provincial emergency official, Mohammad Ali Akhoundi, gave the death toll in a report carried by Iranian state television from the mine in Tabas. Figures for the number of miners inside the mine at the time have fluctuated since a methane gas…

Iran Believes All Remaining Workers Have Died in Coal Mine Explosion, Raising Death Toll to 49

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Tuesday it believes the remaining workers trapped by an explosion at a coal mine in the country’s east have died, bringing the death toll in one of its worst industrial disasters to at least 49. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email A provincial emergency official, […]