Iranian President offers condolences to victims of mine disaster

MEHRABAD: Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian sent his condolences to the families after a gas explosion in a coal mine claimed numerous lives.

The incident happened at a mine in Tabas, a city in the South Khorasan province.

According to State TV, at least 51 people were killed and scores injured after the Saturday (September 21) night explosion.

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Pezeshkian noted that this accident would serve as a lesson, and there should be systems in place to prevent such disasters.

In a statement he said, “Unfortunately, we learned that an accident occurred in one of the coal mines in Tabas and a number of loved ones lost their lives. I express my condolences to the families of these loved ones. I spoke with the ministers of health, country and industry. We are following this issue with all our efforts. The conversation I had with the Minister of Industry is that this incident should be a lesson that from now on, in the mines of our country, there should be a system that this kind of accidents would not happen; I imagine we can prevent this.”