6 workers were killed in the mine explosion

According to Rokna, 6 workers were killed in a mine explosion last night. This incident happened in Tazreh Damghan coal mine. According to one of the mine workers, 2 locomotive drivers, who were loading coal below, and a worker at the bottom of the bunker under the mining workshop, and 3 mining workers of this mine remained under the rubble.

The bodies of the deceased were found at 5 am today. Seyyed Soulat Mortazavi, the Minister of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare, also traveled to Tazreh Damghan this morning to check the situation of the mine that was affected by the accident. The cause of this incident is currently under investigation.