“We are doing everything we can to reach the miners. All the time, we keep hoping that the rescuers will find their colleagues alive,” stressed the PM.

Events at the Pniówek and Zofiówka mines will be investigated thoroughly

As Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki stressed, all procedures and the entire situation related to the events at the Pniówek and Zofiówka mines will be investigated thoroughly. “We will see whether this is the action of forces of nature alone or whether there were any mistakes, and these conclusions will be drawn very quickly,” the PM said. As he added, the best specialists have been involved in explaining these events.

At the same time, the PM noted that the Polish state would not leave the miners’ families to fend for themselves. “In the previous catastrophe, I have already instructed that appropriate financial support be provided, not on a one-off basis but continuously,” the PM informed.

Tremor hits Zofiówka mine

On 23 April, at about 3.40 a.m., a tremor hit the preparatory works gallery at the Zofiówka mine. There were 52 employees in the area. Fortunately, 42 were able to get out on their own. The tremor was accompanied by an outflow of methane, but it did not ignite or explode. A rescue operation is underway.