Eastern Iran At least 51 people have died after a methane explosion in a coal mine on Saturday night, officials said.
According to the French news agency AFP, the death toll in the Tabas mine has risen to 51, while state television earlier reported the number at 30.
According to IRNA, 20 people have also been injured in this incident while it is believed that some miners are still trapped inside the mine.
According to the report, the incident took place on Saturday night in a coal mine near the city of Tabas, about 540 km southeast of the capital Tehran, and around 70 people were working there at the time of the explosion. Emergency and rescue personnel have been dispatched to the area following the blast, but it is not yet clear how many people are trapped in the mine.
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According to the Associated Press news agency, on his way to New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Iranian President Masoud Pizshakyan said that he has ordered that all efforts be made to rescue the trapped people and help their families. . He also said that investigation into the incident has been started.
Oil-producing Iran is also rich in a variety of minerals. Iran consumes about 3.5 million tons of coal annually, but mines only 1.8 million tons each year and imports the rest from other countries, which is often used in the country’s steel mills.
This is not the first fatal incident in Iran’s mining industry. In 2013, 11 miners were killed in two separate mining incidents. In 2009, 20 workers were killed in multiple incidents while in 2017, at least 42 people lost their lives in a coal mine explosion.
In Iran, poor mine safety standards and inadequate emergency services are often blamed for the deaths.
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2024-09-23 03:11:21
