TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Rescuers on Monday recovered the bodies of more workers killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, bringing the death toll in the disaster to at least 38, officials said. Another 14 miners are still believed to be trapped below ground.

Rescuers on Monday (Sep. 23) recovered the bodies of more workers killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, bringing the death toll in the disaster to at least 38, officials said. Another 14 miners are still believed to be trapped below ground.

An explosion at a coal mine in Tabas, eastern Iran, killed at least 34 workers and injured 17 others. The blast, one of the worst mining disasters in Iran's history, occurred on Saturday night. Rescue efforts continue as some miners remain trapped,

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, killing at least 32 people and injuring 17 others, Iranian state media reported Sunday. Another 18 miners are believed to be trapped inside.

Iranian state media reported that a methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran and killed at least 32 people.

Around 70 people had been working at the time of the blast. Bodies recovered so far showed no signs of blast injuries, suggesting many of the workers died from the gas before the blast.

The death toll of Saturday’s coal mine explosion in eastern Iran has risen to 49, with miners trapped in the mine now believed to be dead. The head of crisis management in South Khorasan province, Mohammad Ali Akhundi,

Tehran: Iranian authorities on Tuesday said that they believe the remaining workers trapped by an explosion at a coal mine in the country's east have died, bringing the death toll in one of its worst industrial disasters to at least 49.