2006 Halemba Coal Mine Disaster
2006 Halemba Coal Mine disaster refers to the accident of 21 November 2006 in the Halemba Coal Mine, Ruda Śląska, Poland. An explosion of methane and coal dust Coal dust is a fine powdered form of which is created by the crushing, grinding, or pulverizing of coal. Because of the brittle nature of coal, coal dust can be created during mining, transportation, or by mechanically handling coal. It is a form o ... resulted in 23 fatalities. It was one of the largest mining disasters in Poland. The government declared three days of national mourning. References 2006 mining disasters 2006 in the environment 2006 in Poland Mining disasters in Poland Coal mining disasters in Poland 2006 disasters in Poland Ruda Śląska {{disaster-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lech Kaczyński W Kopalni Halemba (22 Lis 2006)
Lech may refer to: People * Lech (name), a name of Polish origin * Lech, the legendary founder of Poland * Lech (Bohemian prince) Products and organizations * Lech (beer), Polish beer produced by Kompania Piwowarska, in Poznań * Lech Poznań, football club in Poznań * Lech Poznań II, the reserve team of Lech Poznań * Lech Rypin, football club in Rypin * Lech (airship), the first Polish zeppelin * Lech (motorcycle), defunct Polish motorcycle manufacturer Places * Lech (river) in Austria and Germany * Lech am Arlberg, a village and noble ski resort in Vorarlberg, Austria * Lechia, an ancient name of Poland Other uses * "Lech", a song by Slipknot from '' .5: The Gray Chapter'' * Lecherous behavior or person * Lech Coaster, a roller coaster in Poland See also * Leszek * Slavic names * Lechia (other) * Leck (other) Leck may refer to: Places * Conwal and Leck, Ireland * Leck, Lancashire, England * Leck, Nordfriesland, Germany * Leck, Virginia, U.S. Persons ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Halemba Coal Mine
The Halemba coal mine is a large mine in the south of Poland in Halemba district of Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, 273 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. Halemba represents one of the largest coal reserves in Poland, having estimated reserves of 120 million tonnes of coal. The annual coal production is around 3.36 million tonnes. Explosion In a mining explosion in November 2006, 23 miners died.https://pl.wikinews.org/wiki/2006-11-23:_W_kopalni_%22Halemba%22_zgin%C4%99%C5%82o_23_g%C3%B3rnik%C3%B3w,_prezydent_og%C5%82osi%C5%82_%C5%BCa%C5%82ob%C4%99_narodow%C4%85 A similar accident happened in 1990, when 19 miners died, and 20 were injured. The explosion happened 21 November, 16:30 Polish time, at depth 1030m. The rescue action was hindered due to high concentration of methane and high temperature. The cause of explosion was reported to be ignition of methane. Polish president Lech Kaczyński declared national mourning in Poland from 23 November to 25 November. S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ruda Śląska
Ruda Śląska (formerly ) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is a district in the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, a metropolis with a population of two million. It is in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica River (tributary of the Oder). It has been part of the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999. Previously, it was in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, part of the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Ruda Śląska is one of the cities in the Katowice urban area (population 2.7 million) and within the greater Silesian metropolitan area (population 5,294,000). The population of the city is 135,008 (December 2021). History A large village is known to have existed at the location of the present day city center in 1243. The city name appears to indicate the awareness and perhaps exploitation of ores from early times. The area underwent rapid industrialization (coal, steel, zinc) in the 19th and the beginning of 20th century. How ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Coal Dust
Coal dust is a fine powdered form of which is created by the crushing, grinding, or pulverizing of coal. Because of the brittle nature of coal, coal dust can be created during mining, transportation, or by mechanically handling coal. It is a form of fugitive dust. Grinding coal to dust before combusting it improves the speed and efficiency of burning and makes the coal easier to handle. However, coal dust is hazardous to workers if it is suspended in air outside the controlled environment of grinding and combustion equipment. It poses the acute hazard of forming an explosive mixture in air and the chronic hazard of causing pulmonary illness in people who inhale excessive quantities of it. The distribution of the particle-size of coal dust is frequently measured in mesh. The British slang term for cheap fuel consisting of coal dust (slack) containing small lumps of coal (nuts) is nutty slack. Risks The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set the legal limit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mining Disasters In Poland
The following mining disasters have occurred in Poland: *1565 – ''Golden Donkey'' in Złoty Stok – 59 killed. *1880 – ''Renard'' coal mine in Sosnowiec – 200 killed. *1896 – ''Kleofas'' coal mine in Katowice – 105 killed. *1913 - ''Emma'' coal mine in Radlin - 17 killed *1923 – ''Rozbark'' in Bytom – 145 killed. *1931 – ''Wacław'' coal mine in Nowa Ruda – 151 killed. *1941 – ''Nowa Ruda'' coal mine in Nowa Ruda – 180 killed. *1954, 21 March – ''Barbara-Wyzwolenie'' coal mine in Chorzów – 81–102 killed. *1958, 28 August – ''Makoszowy'' coal mine in Zabrze – 72 killed. *1971, 23 March – ''Rokitnica'' coal mine in Zabrze – 10 killed (after seven days rescuers found Alojzy Piątek alive). *1974, 28 June – ''Silesia'' coal mine in Czechowice-Dziedzice – 34 killed. *1978, 5 July – ''Staszic'' coal mine in Katowice – 4 killed. *1979, 10 October – ''Dymitrow'' coal mine in Bytom – 34 killed. *1979, 30 October – ''Silesia'' coal m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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National Day Of Mourning
A national day of mourning is a day or days marked by mourning and memorial activities observed among the majority of a country's populace. They are designated by the national government. Such days include those marking the death or funeral of a renowned individual or individuals from that country or elsewhere or the anniversary of such a death or deaths, the anniversaries of a significant natural or man-made disaster occurring either in the country or another country, wartime commemorations or in memory of the victims of a terrorist attack. Flying a national or military flag of that country at half-mast is a common symbol. List The following are lists for national days of mourning across the world: * Before 2000 * 2000–2019 * 2020–present Selected list of figures recognized State officials * A National Day of Mourning is typically declared for Presidents of the United States, usually on the day of their funerals. Beginning with John F. Kennedy, these days are al ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2006 Mining Disasters
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second smallest composite number, behind 4; its proper divisors are , and . Since 6 equals the sum of its proper divisors, it is a perfect number; 6 is the smallest of the perfect numbers. It is also the smallest Granville number, or \mathcal-perfect number. As a perfect number: *6 is related to the Mersenne prime 3, since . (The next perfect number is 28.) *6 is the only even perfect number that is not the sum of successive odd cubes. *6 is the root of the 6-aliquot tree, and is itself the aliquot sum of only one other number; the square number, . Six is the only number that is both the sum and the product of three consecutive positive numbers. Unrelated to 6's being a perfect number, a Golomb ruler of length 6 is a "perfect ruler" ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2006 In The Environment
This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 2006. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues. Events *The Southeast Asian haze, caused by continued uncontrolled burning from "slash and burn" cultivation in Indonesia, affected several countries in the Southeast Asian region and beyond, such as Malaysia, Singapore, southern Thailand, and as far as Saipan; the effects of the haze may have spread to South Korea. *The Biodiversity Indicators Partnership is established. *Colony collapse disorder became apparent in the North American bee population. January *American aerospace company Boeing agreed to a $30 million settlement to end an eight-year lawsuit alleging that nuclear and rocket engine tests at the Santa Susana Field Lab caused cancer and other illnesses in 133 plaintiffs. *Three companies in the Inner Mongolia region of China agree to pay $285,100 dollars for polluting the Yellow River in 2004. It is the first ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2006 In Poland
This is a list of events during the year 2006 in Poland. Incumbents Events January * 28 January – Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse. 65 fatalities, over 170 wounded. July * 24 July – The CBA begins its operations. * 28 July – President Lech Kaczyński calls for EU member states to reintroduce the death penalty. This angers the EU. September * 3 September – The political party Left and Democrats is founded November * 12 November – 2006 Polish local elections, first round * 21 November – 23 miners died in a blast in Halemba Coal Mine. * 26 November – Polish local elections, 2006, second round Sport * 2005–06 Ekstraklasa * 2006 Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces * 2006 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship * 2005–06 Polish Basketball League * 2005–06 Polska Liga Hokejowa season * 2006 PLFA season * 2006 Polish Figure Skating Championships * 2006 Tour de Pologne * Poland at the 2006 Winter Olympics * Poland at the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mining Disasters In Poland
The following mining disasters have occurred in Poland: *1565 – ''Golden Donkey'' in Złoty Stok – 59 killed. *1880 – ''Renard'' coal mine in Sosnowiec – 200 killed. *1896 – ''Kleofas'' coal mine in Katowice – 105 killed. *1913 - ''Emma'' coal mine in Radlin - 17 killed *1923 – ''Rozbark'' in Bytom – 145 killed. *1931 – ''Wacław'' coal mine in Nowa Ruda – 151 killed. *1941 – ''Nowa Ruda'' coal mine in Nowa Ruda – 180 killed. *1954, 21 March – ''Barbara-Wyzwolenie'' coal mine in Chorzów – 81–102 killed. *1958, 28 August – ''Makoszowy'' coal mine in Zabrze – 72 killed. *1971, 23 March – ''Rokitnica'' coal mine in Zabrze – 10 killed (after seven days rescuers found Alojzy Piątek alive). *1974, 28 June – ''Silesia'' coal mine in Czechowice-Dziedzice – 34 killed. *1978, 5 July – ''Staszic'' coal mine in Katowice – 4 killed. *1979, 10 October – ''Dymitrow'' coal mine in Bytom – 34 killed. *1979, 30 October – ''Silesia'' coal m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Coal Mining Disasters In Poland
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as stratum, rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other Chemical element, elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is formed when dead plant matter decays into peat and is converted into coal by the heat and pressure of deep burial over millions of years. Vast deposits of coal originate in former wetlands called coal forests that covered much of the Earth's tropical land areas during the late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian (geology), Pennsylvanian) and Permian times. Many significant coal deposits are younger than this and originate from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. Coal is used primarily as a fuel. While coal has been known and used for thousands of years, its usage was limited until the Industrial Revolution. With the invention of the steam engine, coal consumption increased. In 2020, coal supplied about a quarter of the world's primary energ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2006 Disasters In Poland
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second smallest composite number, behind 4; its proper divisors are , and . Since 6 equals the sum of its proper divisors, it is a perfect number; 6 is the smallest of the perfect numbers. It is also the smallest Granville number, or \mathcal-perfect number. As a perfect number: *6 is related to the Mersenne prime 3, since . (The next perfect number is 28.) *6 is the only even perfect number that is not the sum of successive odd cubes. *6 is the root of the 6-aliquot tree, and is itself the aliquot sum of only one other number; the square number, . Six is the only number that is both the sum and the product of three consecutive positive numbers. Unrelated to 6's being a perfect number, a Golomb ruler of length 6 is a "perfect ruler". Six is a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |