WARSAW, Poland — Doctors said Wednesday that 16 coal miners have suffered burns and injuries from a methane gas fire at a coal mine in southern Poland.
16 suffer burns, injuries in methane fire at a coal mine in Poland
Doctors said Wednesday that 16 coal miners have suffered burns and injuries from a methane gas fire at a coal mine in southern Poland.
By The Associated Press
January 22, 2025 at 12:54PM
Lukasz Pach, head of the regional ambulance service in Katowice, said 14 of those injured have been hospitalized.
The coal mining company that operates the Knurow-Szczyglowice colliery, the JSW, said the fire started some 850 meters (2,800 feet) below ground level. It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze.
Fourty-four miners have been evacuated from the area, according to Adam Rozmus, a deputy head at the JSW.
Methane in Poland's coal mines has led to occasional fires and deadly explosions.
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