JAKARTA - At least two workers were killed by a methane explosion and a rock mass at the Pniowek coal mine in southern Poland.
Citing Reuters, Tuesday, December 23, the incident occurred on Monday, December 22 at around 17.00 local time when 10 employees were working underground in the mine.
A total of 8 employees of the JSW Company mine managed to evacuate. Meanwhile, contact with the other two was cut off.
After a 7-hour rescue operation, the team found the missing miners who were declared dead at the scene.
On Tuesday morning, December 23, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk expressed condolences to the victims' families via his X account.
Meanwhile, Polish President Karol Nawrocki said he was "deeply saddened" after hearing the news of the incident in the mine.
The Polish News Agency (PAP) said the deaths of the two miners were the 15th and 16th mining accidents in Poland this year, and the 11th and 12th in a coal mine.
PAP said the Pniowek mine was among the highest-risk methane mines in Poland.
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