Monday night, on time. 21:26, the Knurów-Szczygłowice mine in the Silesian Voivodeship became an epicentre of high-energy shock, which immediately started an intensive rescue operation. Since then, for respective hours, mining rescuers have been fighting hard conditions underground to scope 1 of the workers who remained isolated in the area of the incident. Even though it's just about to divide them 50 meters from a 40-year-old wanted, infrastructure challenges and advanced methane concentrations are inactive serious obstacles. 8 another miners who were in an endangered ancestor managed to safely retreat to the surface, and any of them, after first medical diagnosis, returned home. Poland is following the developments in the Silesian mine with concern and hope.
Dramatic Shock and Immediate Reaction
The incidental occurred in the ancestor 32a at 850 metres underground, as Tomasz Siemieniec from the Jastrzębska Węglowa (JSW) press squad informed. The shock of the mine, which is simply a natural phenomenon in mining, this time had highly advanced energy, which immediately triggered emergency procedures. There were 9 miners in the area under shock. Thanks to their smooth reaction and happiness, 8 of them managed to leave the area at hazard and scope the surface, as a evidence to their experience and control in a critical situation.
After the evacuation, all 8 miners went to hospitals as part of a standard diagnostic procedure. According to JSW vice president Adam Rozmus, employees complained mainly about abrasions, bruises and back pain. "Four people who were taken to hospitals this morning have already been discharged. They're home. For our part, there is full care, both for them and for families," he assured Rozmus, highlighting full support for the victims and their loved ones. This is key information for families who are surely having a hard time waiting for affirmative news.
Fight Against Time: Rescue Action Under Earth
The main goal of the ongoing action is to scope the last, wanted miner. He is. 40 years old, employed in the Knurów-Szczegłowice mine for 2 yearsWhich means he already has any experience working underground. Vice president Adam Rozmus confirmed that lifeguards have information about his likely position, which is crucial to the effectiveness of the action and allows precise planning of subsequent steps. RMF FM reporter Anna Kropaczek reported on Tuesday afternoon that lifeguards are only about 50 metres distant from the missing worker, which is simply a distance that usually crosses quickly, but in the underground of the mine, after the shock, represents a immense challenge.
Despite its proximity, the action is highly complicated and requires precision. First of all, rescuers must rebuild lute pipeline – key installation liable for bringing fresh air to the excavation. It was damaged as a consequence of the shock, and its repair is absolutely necessary, as there is simply a advanced concentration of methane underground. Methane is an explosive and toxic gas, and its advanced concentration constitutes a deadly threat to both the miner sought and the rescuers. Although, as the service reports, this concentration is gradually decreasing, which is an optimistic signal, the safety of rescuers and the wanted miner is simply a precedence and forces careful action. It is besides crucial to know that the excavation, according to the lifeguard report, has not been destroyed by shock, eliminating the request to break through rocks and greatly accelerates progress, although it does not reduce the complexity of operations in specified hard conditions.
Consequences and Hope for the Happy Final
The rescue action in the Knurów-Szczegłowice mine has already lasted respective hours, which shows its scale and difficulties. Each minute is on the weight of gold in specified situations, and professionalism, experience and determination of rescue miners are invaluable. They work under utmost stress and threat, facing the dangers to save a colleague. Jastrzębska Węglowa is constantly monitoring the situation and providing all essential support, both method – providing equipment and resources – as well as intellectual – for the rescuers active in the action and for families of the injured miners. It's crucial support at specified a hard time.
Such events always remind of the immense risks associated with the miner's work, and the heroics of those who bring aid in utmost conditions deep underground. The society closely follows developments, solidarity with mine workers and their families. Everyone is hoping to receive affirmative news from Knurov and pray for safe access to the wanted miner and his happy return to the surface. Information on stock developments is kept up-to-date by the press, and all fresh message is closely followed, giving hope for a successful conclusion to this dramatic operation.
More here:
Urgent action is underway at the Knurów mine. Rescuers 50 meters from the missing miner!
