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Wednesday, May 3, 2017
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Dozens trapped as Iran coal mine explosion kills at least 2
A large explosion strikes a coal mine in northern Iran, trapping dozens of miners and killing at least two, state media reports.
Ambulances, helicopters and other rescue vehicles raced to the scene in Iran’s northern Golestan province as authorities work to determine the scale of the emergency.
The IRNA news agency quoted Golestan provincial emergency management department head Sadeq Ali Moghadam as saying that 40 to 50 people are believed to be trapped in the mine outside of the town of Azadshahr.
One official says twelve injured miners are pulled out alive.
The mine has 500 workers and the explosion happened during a change of shift, state media says.
— Agencies
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