Tragedy Strikes: Fatal Mine Incident in Northern Spain

An accident in Asturias, a northern region of Spain, resulted in five fatalities and injured four more. Emergency services utilized helicopters and ambulances to transport the injured to nearby hospitals. Despite the tragedy, authorities confirmed that two other workers were unharmed at the mine site.

An accident in Spain's northern Asturias region claimed five lives and injured four others on Monday morning, as confirmed by the region's emergency services authority.

The injured individuals were swiftly transported to hospitals, with two airlifted by helicopters and the other two conveyed via ambulances. Remarkably, two additional workers emerged unscathed from the unfortunate incident.

Emergency services utilized three helicopters to bolster rescue efforts in the affected Degana municipality. Local media outlets were quick to report that a gas explosion had occurred in the coal mine.

(With inputs from agencies.)