TEHRAN, Iran — (AP) — An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed at least 33 workers and injured 17 others, officials said Sunday, marking one of the worst mining disasters in the country's history as others remained missing hours after the blast.

A gas explosion in a coal mine in Iran's South Khorasan Province killed at least 51 people and injured 20, Iran's state media said on Sunday. The accident was caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks,

An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people, state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province.

At least 30 workers lost their lives in an explosion at a coal mine in Iran’s central eastern city of Tabas on Saturday night, state television reported.

A methane leak sparked a deadly explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, with the country's President Masoud Pezeshkian saying emergency service personnel were sent to help with the fallout from the blast.

At least 30 people were killed in a blast at a coal mine in eastern Iran. The explosion was caused by a methane leak at a coal mine in Tabas, some 450 kilometres southeast of the capital Tehran. Emergency personnel were pressed to service in the area after the blast late Saturday,