Gas leak kills seven people in Iran

TEHRAN: At least seven people were killed in a gas leak at a coal mine in the northern Iranian province of Semnan, east of the capital Tehran, Iranian media reported on Monday.

The incident occurred in the province’s city of Damghan but the reason behind the gas leak is unclear, Mehr news agency said.

The bodies of seven people have been retrieved from the mine, the news agency said, adding that the death toll could rise as reports indicated others were still trapped inside the mine.