Event

Zemestan-Yurt coal mine disaster

3 May 2017 · 37.01° N, 55.31° E

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When
3 May 2017
Kind
Event
Coordinates
37.01° N, 55.31° E
Description
The Zemestan-Yurt coal mine disaster occurs in Golestan province, with forty-two individuals dying.

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Zemestan-Yurt coal mine disaster

On 3 May 2017, an explosion occurred at a depth of 1,200 meters in a tunnel of the Zemestan-Yurt coal mine, Golestan Province, Iran, when miners were trying to power a locomotive using an external battery. 42 people were killed in the accident and at least 75 injured, primarily from burns and inhalation of toxic gas.

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