By Titilope Adako

Four people lost their lives, and two others went missing following a coal mine accident in Spain’s northern Asturias region on Monday.

According to a statement from the central government’s office in Asturias, “Another three people were seriously injured and taken to the hospital.”

The statement added, “Two of the injured had burns while the third suffered a blow to the head.”

Local emergency services said on X that they were informed of an “incident” at around 9:30 am (0730 GMT).

They were later informed that there “had been a problem with a machine”, without giving further details.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez sent his “sincere condolences” to the families of the victims and wished a “speedy recovery” to the injured in a message posted on X.

“I would like to thank the emergency services who are working on the rescue operation,” he added.

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