Sharjah24 – AFP: Rescuers were making their way underground toward 10 miners who went missing on Saturday after a second coal mine accident in just days in Poland.

The latest tragedy took place at the Zofiowka mine in southern Poland, when a tremor shook the pit at 3:40 am (0140 GMT), 900 metres below the surface, sparking a methane leak, its owner JSW, said in a statement.

In 2018, five miners were killed when an earthquake struck the same coalmine in the country which relies heavily on the fossil fuel.

After Saturday's jolt, 42 of the 52 miners who were underground at the time managed to make it to the surface, the company said.

"Rescuers are without contact with 10 people," JSW added.

Twelve rescue teams were trying to reach the spot where the missing miners were thought to be, 2,300-2,500 metres away, the company said.

By 1000 GMT they were 600 metres from the spot where the missing miners were thought to be, JSW said.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called the accident "devastating" and said he would travel to the scene and that he hoped rescuers would find the missing alive.