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Iran: 32 dead after methane leak causes explosion at coal mine
Updated On: 22 September, 2024 03:32 PM IST | Tehran | AP
State television later said that 18 were believed to be trapped inside in tunnels at a depth of 700 metres (2,300 feet) below the surface
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Security forces gathered at the scene of a blast at a coal mine in Tabas in Iran`s Khorasan province. Pic/AFP
A methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, killing at least 32 people and injuring 17 others, Iranian state media reported Sunday. Another 18 miners are believed to be trapped inside.
The report said the deaths happened at a coal mine in Tabas, about 540 km (335 miles) southeast of the capital, Tehran.
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