Gas explosion at Iranian coal mine kills at least 51, state media says (original) (raw)

An explosion caused by a methane leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran killed at least 51 people and injured 20, according to Iranian state media broadcasts Sunday.

Images from the scene showed emergency personnel at the site, arriving in ambulances and helicopters. Teams on foot carried victims from the mine’s entrance. One man on a stretcher was covered in thick black soot. Other victims were being pulled out in metal mining carts.