A gas explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people, with Iranian state media reporting several workers remain trapped.
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00:00A gas explosion at a mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people.
00:05Iranian state media is reporting that several workers are still trapped, with rescue efforts
00:10continuing.
00:11The accident near Tabas, some 540 kilometers southeast of Tehran, is not the first deadly
00:16disaster for Iran's mining industry.
00:19In 2017, at least 42 people were killed by a coal mine explosion.