After Three Days, Access Route to Trapped Miners in Damghan Still Not Found
The collapse of the Tazareh coal mine in Damghan, Semnan Province, occurred on Saturday afternoon, April 1st, due to a sudden roof collapse in the workshop. Following the incident, two miners named Milad Roshanai and Asghar Afzali have been trapped in the mine.
No reports have been published regarding the causes of this accident so far.
HamidReza Davoudian, head of the Red Crescent in Damghan, said on Monday, April 3rd, that due to the large volume of the mine collapse, rescue teams have not yet been able to reach the miners, as he pointed to the ongoing rescue and debris removal operations in a statement to ISNA news agency.
Mr. Davoudian also stated that no contact has been established with the miners so far, and no information about their condition is available.
Workers at the mine told ILNA news agency that oxygen is being supplied to those affected by the accident, and there is no concern about oxygen shortage.
According to the head of the Red Crescent in Damghan, the rescue operation for these workers may take hours or even days.
Mohammadtaghi Goli, the public prosecutor and revolutionary prosecutor of Damghan, previously announced the opening of a legal case regarding the Tazareh mine accident in Damghan.
Every year, a large number of workers in Iranian mines suffer accidents and even lose their lives due to non-compliance with safety measures by employers. However, only a portion of these incidents receive media coverage.
Government bodies typically refrain from providing any statistics on this matter.
According to a report by the “Free Union of Iranian Workers,” on Sunday, April 2nd, another mine worker named Omid Raisi in Fariyab County lost his life due to a tunnel collapse.
The deadliest mine accident in recent years in Iran dates back to the collapse of the “Zemestan Yuort” coal mine.
During the explosion and collapse of this mine in April 2017, 43 people were killed.
Source: Radio Farda
