"Probability of death of three miners who were buried in Kerman Ashkili mine is raised." an official in working office of Kerman announced.
In an interview with ILNA, Hushyar Ahmadi said "One week after Ashkili loss, three buried miners are died according to evidences."
He added that experts believes that because of rising the temperature of the mine and several coal losses, it is possible that the miners are died and their bodies are rotted.
Rescuers team are trying to find and pull out their bodies, He said.
The incident occurred last week in the Hejdak coal mine near the town of Ravar and the city of Kerman. Rescuers in southeastern Iran tried to free three coal miners trapped after a mine collapse.
Rescuers have brought the body of one miner to the surface from a depth of 600 meters in first day and Because of coal powder in the mine, rescuers had to operate very slowly.