One worker was killed and five others injured after a tremor hit a Polish coal mine on Saturday morning, authorities said.
The Bielszowice coal mine is operated by the state-owned Polish Mining Group (PGG) in the country’s southern Silesia region.Photo: PAP/Zbigniew Meissner
The tremor at the Bielszowice mine in the town of Ruda Śląska in Poland’s southern Silesia region occurred some 1,000 metres underground at around 6:30 a.m., public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.
The injured miners were taken to nearby hospitals; one in serious condition was flown by helicopter for treatment in the southern city of Katowice, state news agency PAP reported.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki sent his sympathies to the family of the victim and wishes of a quick recovery to the injured.
