Methane leak at Poland coal mine kills two miners

As a result of a methane leak at a coal mine in Silesia, Poland, two miners were killed.

The incident occurred on December 22 at a JSW company mine, located at a depth of 830 meters, per Polish media.

According to RMF24, the methane leak created a dangerous situation affecting ten miners. Eight of them managed to escape on their own, but two miners were found dead after a rescue operation.

Rescue efforts involved ten teams. According to rescuers, the deceased miners were experienced specialists with many years of work experience.

In a previous such deadly incident in Poland, a series of methane explosions at the Pnyowiec mine killed more than a dozen miners and rescuers, some of whom could not be brought to the surface for over a year because the area remained dangerous. In the end, the mine administration reported that only 16 people had died.

By Khagan Isayev