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One miner died and five were injured after an underground tremor in a mine at Bielszowice in southern Poland on Saturday, the PAP news agency said.
A spokesman for the Polish Mining Group, quoted by PAP, said that five miners were brought to the surface, injured but still conscious, and were taken to hospital.
“One miner remained underground. Rescuers and a doctor reached him, unfortunately the doctor pronounced the miner dead,” the spokesman said.
The underground tremor occurred at a depth of 1,000 meters.
(By Pawel Florkiewicz; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
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