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At Least 35 Miners Killed in Iranian Coal Mine Explosion

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A gas explosion at Iran’s Zemestanyurt coal mine in the country’s northeastern Golestan Province left at least 35 miners dead, local media reported Thursday. 04.05.2017, Sputnik International

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At Least 35 Miners Killed in Iranian Coal Mine Explosion

06:31 GMT 04.05.2017 (Updated: 06:42 GMT 04.05.2017)

Rescue workers gather at the scene following an explosion in a coal mine in Azadshahr, in northern Iran, leaving dozens of miners trapped on May 3, 2017 - Sputnik International

A gas explosion at Iran’s Zemestanyurt coal mine in the country’s northeastern Golestan Province left at least 35 miners dead, local media reported Thursday.

(File) In this Monday, Aug. 18, 2014 photo, an Iranian coal miner pushes a metal cart loaded with coal at a mine near the city of Zirab 212 kilometers (132 miles) northeast of the capital Tehran, on a mountain in Mazandaran province, Iran - Sputnik International

More Than 50 Miners Trapped After Huge Explosion in Coal Mine in Iran - Reports

3 May 2017, 12:05 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to Mehr news agency, about 50 injured miners had been taken out of the mine so far.

The blast occurred on Wednesday, trapping at least 90 miners under the rubble. Over 20 of evacuated miners were sent to hospitals, while 25 other people, who tried to help the trapped miners, were hospitalized due to gas inhalation.

Approximately 500 miners work at the Zemestanyurt coal mine.

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