epa12609456 A view of the Pniowek coal mine operated by Jastrzebska Coal Company in Pawlowice, southern Poland, 22 December 2025. A rescue operation is underway after contact was lost with two miners following a methane related incident at a depth of 830 metres; eight of the ten miners working at the site were safely evacuated. EPA/Kasia Zaremba POLAND OUT

epa12609455 A view of the Pniowek coal mine operated by Jastrzebska Coal Company in Pawlowice, southern Poland, 22 December 2025. A rescue operation is underway after contact was lost with two miners following a methane related incident at a depth of 830 metres; eight of the ten miners working at the site were safely evacuated. EPA/Kasia Zaremba POLAND OUT

epa12609454 A view of the Pniowek coal mine operated by Jastrzebska Coal Company in Pawlowice, southern Poland, 22 December 2025. A rescue operation is underway after contact was lost with two miners following a methane related incident at a depth of 830 metres; eight of the ten miners working at the site were safely evacuated. EPA/Kasia Zaremba POLAND OUT

epa12609453 A view of the Pniowek coal mine operated by Jastrzebska Coal Company in Pawlowice, southern Poland, 22 December 2025. A rescue operation is underway after contact was lost with two miners following a methane related incident at a depth of 830 metres; eight of the ten miners working at the site were safely evacuated. EPA/Kasia Zaremba POLAND OUT

epa12609452 Adam Rozmus, vice president for technical and operational affairs at JSW, speaks during a press briefing outside the Pniowek coal mine in Pawłowice, southern Poland, 22 December 2025. A rescue operation is underway after contact was lost with two miners following a methane related incident; eight of the ten miners working at the site were safely...

epa12609451 A view of the Pniowek coal mine operated by Jastrzebska Coal Company in Pawlowice, southern Poland, 22 December 2025. A rescue operation is underway after contact was lost with two miners following a methane related incident at a depth of 830 metres; eight of the ten miners working at the site were safely evacuated. EPA/Kasia Zaremba POLAND OUT

epa12609450 A view of the Pniowek coal mine operated by Jastrzebska Coal Company in Pawlowice, southern Poland, 22 December 2025. A rescue operation is underway after contact was lost with two miners following a methane related incident at a depth of 830 metres; eight of the ten miners working at the site were safely evacuated. EPA/Kasia Zaremba POLAND OUT