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.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An incident at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 19 people, Iranian state television reported Sunday. The report said the deaths happened at a coal mine in Tabas. It said authorities were sending emergency personnel to the area.

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,

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

Iran says it believes workers trapped in coal mine explosion have died, bringing death toll to at least 49.

At least 51 workers died and 20 others were injured in a coal mine explosion in eastern Iran, state media said on Sunday.

By bne Tehran bureau A methane gas explosion in a coal mine in Tabas County of Iran's South Khorasan Province on the evening of September 21 resulted in 52 deaths and 17 injuries, according to local officials.