Coal mine director fired after accident

Coal mining group Katowicki Holding Węglowy (KHW) has decided to lay off the director of the KWK Mysłowice-Wesoła mine, where a methane-related accident occurred last week. Eugeniusz Małobęcki was replaced at the post by Marek Pieszczek, until now director at another KHW mine, KWK Wieczorek. The accident is under investigation for the Katowice regional prosecutor’s office and from the State Mining Authority. When the explosion happened, 37 miners were in the area and 36 of them were helped back to the ground level. One of the miners died on Monday despite treatment for severe burns. One miner remains in the area where the explosion took place. Rescue workers have several times to reach him, but difficult conditions in the mine have prevented them from doing so.