Death toll rises to 13 in Poland mine accidents; 11 missing
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The death toll from two coal mine accidents last week in southern Poland has risen to 13 after another injured miner died
WARSAW, Poland -- The death toll from two coal mine accidents last week in southern Poland has risen to 13 after another injured miner died Tuesday, a doctor said.
The miner died at the Siemianowice Slaskie hospital, which specializes in treating burns, where 20 other coal mine workers were still being treated for injuries from methane gas blasts, Dr. Przemyslaw Strzelec said.
The man's death means that seven miners and rescuers were killed by repeated blasts Wednesday and Thursday at the Pniowek mine, near the Czech border.
The search for seven others who remain missing was suspended after Thursday’s blasts hurt 10 rescuers.
