Two miners have died due to a methane leak at a Polish mine where a gas explosion killed 14 in 2022, the mine's operator said on Tuesday. The accident occurred on Monday afternoon at the Pniowek colliery in the Silesia basin of southern Poland, operator Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa (JSW) said. Poland, which still relies on coal for nearly 60 percent of its energy, has witnessed a number of mining accidents in recent years. In April 2022, a methane gas explosion at the same Pniowek mine killed 14 miners and emergency workers. Polish public television TVP said 15 people have died in mines this year.

Source: Indian Express December 23, 2025 08:57 UTC