Some 30 miners were treated in various hospitals for gas poisoning and injuries....An explosion at a mine in northern Iran today left at least 26 workers trapped in a mile-long tunnel filled with gas that hampered rescue efforts, media reports said. Two bodies were recovered from the Zemestan Yort mine, Fars news agency cited the Red Crescent as saying. Authorities were planning to dig a side tunnel to access the trapped workers in the mine near Azadshahr, one official there said. Some 30 miners were treated in various hospitals for gas poisoning and injuries, state news agency IRNA reported. The workers sent to hospital were among those who had rushed from outside to help the victims after the blast.

Source: dna May 03, 2017 17:56 UTC