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At least 51 people killed in Iran coal mine explosion

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A methane gas explosion occurred in two blocks, B and C, of a coal mine in Tabas, South Khorasan province, Iran, on Saturday night. The explosion resulted in the deaths of at least 51 people and injured 20 others. The mine, operated by the Madanjoo company, was working at the time of the blast, with a total of 69 workers in the affected blocks. The rescue operation in block B has been completed, with 30 workers confirmed dead and 17 injured. The governor of South Khorasan Province stated that nearly 27% of the country's coal is provided from this region.

  1. IR
    Ali Nesaei
    1. Currently, the priority is to provide aid to the injured and pull people from under the rubble.
  2. IR
    Masoud Pezeshkian
    Iranian Government
    1. I offer my heartfelt condolences to the compatriots who lost their loved ones in this incident and consider myself a partner in their grief.
    2. I spoke with the ministers of health, interior and security and ordered that the issues of the families of the victims and the injured be quickly resolved.
    3. I also requested to take measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents by improving work standards in the country's mines.
  3. IR
    Ali Akbar Rahimi
    Iranian Red Crescent Society
    1. Seventeen injured people were transported to the hospital and 24 people are still missing.
    2. Seventy-six per cent of the country's coal is provided from this region and around eight to 10 big companies are working in the region, including Madanjoo company.

sources

  1. 1.The Times of India
  2. 2.Le Monde
  3. 3.BBC
  4. 4.CTV News
  5. 5.Al Jazeera
  6. 6.CNN
  7. 7.The Washington Post
  8. 8.ABC News (Australia)
  9. 9.Daily Sabah
  10. 10.The Guardian
  11. 11.France 24
  12. 12.Agence France-Presse

perspectives

  1. 1.Disasters
  2. 2.Explosion
  3. 3.Coal
  4. 4.Coal Mine Blast

countries

  1. 1.Iran, Islamic Republic ofIR

organizations

  1. 1.Palestinian Red CrescentPS
  2. 2.Madanjoo company
  3. 3.UN General Assembly
  4. 4.Iranian Red Crescent Society

persons

  1. 1.Masoud PezeshkianIR
  2. 2.Ali Akbar RahimiIR
  3. 3.Ali NesaeiIR
  4. 4.Hassan Rouhani
  5. 5.Mohammad Reza ArefIR
  6. 6.Javad Ghenaatzadeh
  7. 7.Mohammad-Ali Akhondi

technicals

  1. 1.Tabas Parvadeh 5 Mine