In a statement to the Iranian state television, the governor of South Khorasan province, Javad Kanaat, reported that a methane gas explosion occurred last night in two blocks of the coal mine in the city of Tabas. WORK HAS BEGUN FOR THOSE TRAPPEDThe Iranian official stated that 13 miners lost their lives and 12 miners were injured in the incident, noting that a total of 69 people were working in the blocks of the mine and that rescue operations by expert teams are ongoing for those trapped.
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