Iran believes all remaining workers have died in coal mine explosion, raising death toll to 49
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran believes all remaining workers have died in coal mine explosion, raising death toll to 49

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Iran said Tuesday it believes the remaining workers trapped by an explosion at a coal mine in the country's east have died, bringing the death toll in one of its worst industrial disasters to at least 49. A provincial emergency official, Mohammad Ali Akhoundi, gave the death toll in a report carried by Iranian state television from the mine in Tabas. Figures for the numbers of miners inside the mine at the time have fluctuated since a methane gas leak Saturday sparked an explosion at the coal mine in Tabas, about 540 kilometers southeast of the capital, Tehran.

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Death toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missing
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Death toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rescuers on Monday recovered the …

Iran coal mine blast caused by methane leak kills 51 and injures 20
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran coal mine blast caused by methane leak kills 51 and injures 20

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 51 people died …

Iran methane leak causes coal mine explosion, killing at least 30
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran methane leak causes coal mine explosion, killing at least 30

LA Times  

Rescue personnel and police officers gather Sunday near the site of an explosion sparked by a methane leak at a coal mine in Tabas, Iran. A methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, killing at least 30 people and injuring 17 others, Iranian state media reported Sunday. The report said the deaths happened at a …

Pakistan: 11 workers suffocated to death after coal mine filled with deadly methane gas in Balochistan
7 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan: 11 workers suffocated to death after coal mine filled with deadly methane gas in Balochistan

India TV News  

Karachi: At least 11 workers died on Monday from suffocation in the Sanjadi coal mine area outside Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province, an official said. Abdul Ghani, the chief mines inspector in the province, confirmed that 11 workers who were in the mine suffocated to death after the mine filled up with deadly methane gas and collapsed. Last …

Blasts hit a natural gas pipeline in Iran and an official says it was an act of sabotage
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Blasts hit a natural gas pipeline in Iran and an official says it was an act of sabotage

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Explosions struck a natural gas pipeline in Iran early on Wednesday, with an official blaming the blasts on a “sabotage and terrorist action” in the country as tensions remain high in the Middle East amid Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Details were scarce, though the blasts hit a natural gas pipeline running …

Nearly 100 dead as bomb blasts rip through ceremony dedicated to slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani
1 year ago

Nearly 100 dead as bomb blasts rip through ceremony dedicated to slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani

ABC  

Iranian officials say two explosions have killed nearly 100 people and wounded hundreds of others at a ceremony in Iran to commemorate military commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed by a US drone strike in 2020. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi condemned the "heinous and inhumane crime", and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed revenge. Crowds chant 'death to America' …

Iran Blasts Updates: Death toll rises to 103, Iran declares day of mourning on Thursday
1 year ago

Iran Blasts Updates: Death toll rises to 103, Iran declares day of mourning on Thursday

Live Mint  

Iran Blasts Updates: Amid the twin explosions in Iran's Kerman – about 820 kilometers southeast of Tehran – Iran officials have called it a terrorist attack. Iran Blasts Live: Iran President Ebrahim Raisi condemns 'heinous' twin blasts that killed 103 Iran Blasts Live: Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi condemned on Wednesday twin blasts that killed at least 103 people in the …

At least 10 miners killed in Indonesia coal mine explosion; 4 rescued
2 years, 1 month ago

At least 10 miners killed in Indonesia coal mine explosion; 4 rescued

The Hindu  

At least 10 miners died in a coal mine explosion in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province on Friday and four others were rescued, officials said. All of the survivors experienced shortness of breath and were evacuated for further treatment,” said Octavianto, a spokesperson for the local search and rescue agency, who like many Indonesians uses only one name. In April, an …

Death Toll from Turkish Coal Mine Explosion Reaches 40, One Miner Still Missing
2 years, 2 months ago

Death Toll from Turkish Coal Mine Explosion Reaches 40, One Miner Still Missing

News 18  

The death toll from a coal mine explosion in northern Turkey rose to at least 40 people Saturday, officials said. Preliminary assessments indicated that the explosion was likely caused by firedamp, which is a reference to flammable gases found in coal mines, Donmez said overnight. Separately, the Turkish police headquarters said in a statement that legal action would be taken …

At least 41 killed in Turkey coal mine explosion, officials say
2 years, 2 months ago

At least 41 killed in Turkey coal mine explosion, officials say

LA Times  

Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, right, helps a coffin covered with a Turkish flag of one of the miners killed in a coal mine explosion during his funeral in Amasra, Turkey, on Saturday. Funerals for miners killed in a coal mine explosion in northern Turkey began Saturday as officials raised the death toll to at least 41 people. Separately, Turkish …

Poland: Several dead in coal mine explosions
2 years, 8 months ago

Poland: Several dead in coal mine explosions

The Hindu  

Suspected methane blasts have killed at least five people and injured 20 others in a coal mine in southern Poland, authorities said on April 20. Mining company JSW said 13 teams were involved in a rescue operation to find several workers who are still missing. Polish PM mourns 'tragedy' "A tragedy happened here today,'' Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told …

Rain-triggered landslide hits coal mine in Pakistan; 4 killed
3 years, 5 months ago

Rain-triggered landslide hits coal mine in Pakistan; 4 killed

India TV News  

A landslide triggered by torrential monsoon rains at a coal mine in Southwest Pakistan’s Balochistan province has killed at least four workers. The workers were digging for coal deep inside the mine and got trapped after the landslide hit the mine located in the Shahrag area of Harnai district on Saturday. Sultan Muhammad Lala, the president of the Balochistan Coal …

China mine explosion: Death toll rises to at least 10
3 years, 11 months ago

China mine explosion: Death toll rises to at least 10

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 10 people have …

18 miners killed due to excessive carbon monoxide level at coal mine in China
4 years, 1 month ago

18 miners killed due to excessive carbon monoxide level at coal mine in China

India TV News  

Eighteen of the 23 workers were killed in a coal mine in China due to an excessive level of carbon monoxide, local officials said on Saturday. The accident happened at around 5 pm on Friday at the Diaoshuidong coal mine in the district of Yongchuan in Chongqing Municipality, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Eighteen miners were confirmed dead due to …

Hopes fade for 3 men trapped in abandoned coal mine in Bengal as poisonous gas foils rescue bid
5 years, 2 months ago

Hopes fade for 3 men trapped in abandoned coal mine in Bengal as poisonous gas foils rescue bid

Hindustan Times  

Poisonous gas prevented rescuers from descending into an abandoned coal mine in Bengal’s Kulti area on Tuesday to extricate three persons trapped since Sunday afternoon amid fears that they could be dead, officials said. We are facing a lot of difficulties in the rescue operation but we are doing our best,” said Apurba Thakur, head of the rescue team of …

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