Four die in Spain mining accident

Four people died and two were missing following an accident on Monday at a coal mine in Spain’s northern region of Asturias, officials said.

Another three people were seriously injured and taken to the hospital, the central government’s office in Asturias said in a statement.

Two of the injured had burns while the third suffered a blow to the head, it added.

Local emergency services said on X that they were informed of an “incident” at around 9:30 am (0730 GMT).

They were later informed that there “had been a problem with a machine”, without giving further details.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez sent his “sincere condolences” to the families of the victims and wished a “speedy recovery” to the injured in a message posted on X.

“I would like to thank the emergency services who are working on the rescue operation,” he added.

AFP

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