Explosion at a copper mine in Delijan kills two workers

An explosion at a copper mine in the village of Mohammadabad in Delijan, Markazi province, killed two workers on the evening of Saturday 1 August 2026.

Behrouz Irannejad, head of pre hospital emergency and disaster services 115 at Arak University of Medical Sciences, said one worker died at the scene, while a second worker who still had vital signs when rescuers arrived was taken to Imam Sadegh hospital in Delijan and died there from the severity of his injuries.

According to the report, published by the IRNA news agency, the 115 emergency service in Markazi province operates 34 urban emergency stations, 48 road stations, 2 women's stations, one air ambulance station and four ambulance buses.