Warsaw, Dec 23, 2025 (AFP) - Gas leak at Polish coal mine kills two: operator

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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. The two "very experienced" miners were 830 metres (2,723 feet) underground at the time, JSW said. Eight others were rescued. Poland, which still relies on co......

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