2006 Halemba Coal Mine disaster refers to the accident of 21 November 2006 in the Halemba Coal Mine,

Ruda Śląska Ruda Śląska (; ) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is a city in the Metropolis GZM, a metropolis with a population of two million. It is in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica River (tributary of the Oder). It h ...

, Poland. An explosion of methane and

coal dust Coal dust is a fine-powdered form of coal which is created by the crushing, grinding, or pulverizer, pulverization of coal rock. Because of the brittle nature of coal, coal dust can be created by mining, transporting, or mechanically handling it. ...

resulted in 23 fatalities. It was one of the largest mining disasters in Poland. The government declared three days of national mourning.

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