Mine accident in Poland: underground explosion causes numerous missing people – contact with rescuers broken off

Created: 2022-04-20Updated: 2022-04-20 11:06 AM

By: Jennifer Lanzinger

A tragic accident happened in Poland.

(Iconic image) © Christian Charisius/dpa

A terrible accident has happened in Poland.

Numerous men are brought to safety underground after an explosion, but contact with the rescuers breaks off shortly afterwards.

Warsaw – A tragic accident has now occurred in a coal mine in Poland*, several people were injured and missing in the mine in Pniowek, Silesia, south of Katowice.

Two people did not survive the explosion underground, and numerous other people are still missing.

Mine accident in Poland: underground explosion causes numerous missing people – contact with rescuers broken off

As the dpa reported on Wednesday, citing the operator of the pit, eight people are currently being searched for.

A methane gas explosion occurred in the mine in Pniowek, Silesia, south of Kattowitz, shortly after one in the morning.

A total of 15 miners were injured in the explosion, which occurred a thousand meters underground.

Twelve of them were saved and taken to a hospital.

According to the information, another explosion probably occurred while two rescue teams were looking for the three missing miners.

The crisis team then lost contact with seven rescuers.

There was also still no contact with the three missing miners.

On Wednesday morning, another rescue team was able to get to two of them - a doctor found the victims dead.

Five rescue teams are currently searching for the missing.

The local fire brigade said rescue helicopters were also in action.