Hopes fade for 15 Polish miners Hopes are fading of saving 15 Polish miners trapped after a gas explosion killed at least eight of their colleagues, officials have warned. Rescuers worked through the night and day to try to clear 500m (1,640ft) of rubble to reach the men trapped some 1,000m (3,300ft) underground. But they later suspended their efforts because of fears of another explosion. The blast happened at the Halemba coal mine in Ruda Slaska, southern Poland, on Tuesday afternoon. "The situation is getting worse down there and there are no rescue teams there," Polish President Lech Kaczynski said...