Three geologists die as tunnel collapses in Spanish potash mine

Catalan police cordon off the area at the entrance of the Cabanasses de Suria mine (Joan Mateu Parra/AP)

Three Spanish geologists died in a tunnel collapse deep inside a potash mine in northeastern Spain on Thursday, officials said.

The accident occurred in the Cabanasses de Súria mine around 8am local time, at a depth of nearly 3,000 feet, when the three victims were inspecting “an interior area,” the mine operator said.