Zofiówka

Rescuers reach injured miner in Zofiówka colliery

Marcin Gołębiowski, director of works at Zofiówka, told a press briefing on Tuesday that the rescue team had reached the injured miner shortly before 15:00 and that the location corresponded to that indicated by emergency beacons located in the miners' lamps that were detected earlier. Zbigniew Meissner/PAP

A team from the Central Mining Rescue Station working at the Zofiówka mine in the southern Polish province of Silesia, have managed to reach one of four miners missing after a tremor hit the pit on Saturday.

Rescuers detect signals sent from missing miners' lamps

Teams of rescuers who are trying to reach four miners who went missing after a tremor shook the Zofiowka coal mine in southern Poland, on Saturday, have managed to detect signals from emergency beacons located in the miners' lamps.

Prosecutors launch investigation into Zofiowka mine disaster

Regional prosecutors in the southern city of Gliwice have launched an investigation into the Zofiowka mine disaster where a tremor and methane discharge killed at least six miners.

Death toll at Zofiowka mine rises to six

Six miners died in an accident at the Zofiowka coal mine in the southern Polish region of Silesia, Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister, has announced while five miners were confirmed dead in another accident at the nearby Pniowek coal mine.

Ten miners missing after tremor hits Zofiówka mine

A tremor shook the Zofiówka coal mine in southern Poland in the early hours on Saturday, leaving ten miners missing, according to a statement by the mining conglomerate JSW, the mine owner.

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