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MADRID (AP) — An accident at a mine in Spain’s northern Asturias
region killed at least five people on Monday morning and injured
another four, according to the region’s emergency services
authority.
The injured were taken to hospitals to be treated, two in
helicopters and the other two by ambulance. Another two workers
involved in the mine accident were unharmed, authorities said,
adding that by late afternoon, there were no missing workers.
The five dead ranged in age from 32 to 54 years old and were
from the neighboring Leon region, officials said.
The emergency services authority said it had mobilized three
helicopters and two ambulances to aid with rescue operations in
the Degaña municipality.
Local media reported that there had been an explosion at the
coal mine.
The regional leader of Asturias, Adrián Barbón, declared two
days of mourning and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed his
condolences to the victims’ relatives on X.
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