Iran Press/ Iran news: The head of the Damghan's Cooperative, Labor and Social Welfare Department on Sunday night while confirming the explosion in the Tazare coal min, said: "The causlties by the explosion in the Western Alborz coal mine in Damghan is under investigation."
Ali Akbar Mehrabi announced that the intensity of the explosion, the damage and the number of casualties will be announced after the investigation.
Kamal Taherian, Director General of Crisis Management of Semnan Governorate, also said: "At 19:30 on Sunday, due to the accumulation of gas in one of the tunnels of Alborz West coal mine in Tazare Damghan, the tunnel collapsed and 6 people were trapped."
He added: "As a result of this explosion, a number of workers also suffered from gas poisoning whom were treated at the scene.
According to this report, from the first minutes of the incident, the Red Crescent and emergency forces arrived at the scene and efforts to reach the trapped miners continue. 219
