More than 20 miners injured in methane explosion

Rescue work continues at the Mysłowice-Wesoła coal mine in southwestern Poland, a unit of Katowicki Holding Węglowy, where a methane explosion occurred on Monday night, reports the Polish Press Agency. Out of 29 miners who were taken to hospital, 26 were there still on Tuesday morning, including 18 people in a serious condition. When the accident took place, 37 miners were in the affected area, 665 meters below ground. Some of the miners managed to get out themselves, others had to be taken out by the rescuers. At 1:30 a.m. one miner was still underground.