Death toll in Poland coal mine fire rises to 3

The death toll in a coal mine fire in southern Poland rose to three, with 16 miners injured at the Knurow-Szczyglowice coal mine when methane gas ignited 850 meters below ground level. Nine workers with severe burns were hospitalized, two of whom died from burns covering 80% of their bodies. Officials are investigating the cause of the blaze, which is not uncommon due to methane in Poland’s coal mines.

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