Six dead in Poland's second mining disaster in a week, says PM

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  • Monday, 25 Apr 2022

FILE PHOTO A general view of the Borynia-Zofiowkanbspcoalnbspminenbspin Jastrzebie-Zdroj Poland. April 23 2022. Picture taken April 23 2022. Dominik GajdaAgencja Wyborcza.pl via REUTERS

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Borynia-Zofiowka coal mine in Jastrzebie-Zdroj, Poland. April 23, 2022. Picture taken April 23, 2022. Dominik Gajda/Agencja Wyborcza.pl via REUTERS

WARSAW (Reuters) - The death toll in Poland's second mining disaster in the space of a week rose to six on Monday, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said, as he promised to investigate safety standards at the pits in question.

A tremor shook Borynia-Zofiowka mine in southern Poland on Saturday morning, just days after methane explosions killed five people in the nearby Pniowek coal mine. Both pits belong to state-owned mining company JSW.

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