Casualties reported after Iran coal mine explosion
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/dozens-trapped-iran-coal-explosion-170503114653510.htmlAt least 80 people are believed to be trapped in coal mine outside the northern town of Azadshahr, reports say.
...The blast happened at 12:45pm (09:45 GMT), at a time when workers were changing shifts, according to local media.
More than 500 people are employed at the mine, IRNA said.
Hamidreza Montazeri, deputy head of Golestan Provinces' emergency, said that 25 people, who had entered the mine to help the trapped miners, had been taken to hospital due to gas inhalation.
Media reports some 21 people have been so far taken out of the mine....