TEHRAN: An explosion at a coal mine in northern Iran has killed six workers, state media reported today.
The blast took place in a tunnel at a depth of 400 metres in the northern city of Damghan, said the official IRNA news agency. It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion.“Six miners were trapped underground on Sunday when the coal mine explosion took place in Damghan,” IRNA said. Efforts to rescue the miners were unsuccessful but the bodies were recovered this morning, it added.
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