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Blast in Spanish coal mine leaves 9 people injured, several trapped, report says

By Thomson Reuters Mar 31, 2025 | 4:23 AM

MADRID (Reuters) -A blast in a coal mine in the northern Spanish region of Asturias on Monday has left at least nine people injured and several trapped, El Mundo newspaper reported.

Regional emergency services confirmed they had received a report of a blast in a mine in Degana and that three helicopters and two ambulances had been sent the scene, but the spokesperson could not confirm if there were people trapped inside.

At least three people have been injured, the spokesperson added.

(Reporting by Inti Landauro and Emma Pinedo, editing by Andrei Khalip)