Firefighters tackle blaze at Polish mine

Clouds of smoke over Europe’s largest lignite power plant in Betchatow, central Poland (AP/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Firefighters in central Poland say 13 units are fighting a blaze on a conveyer belt at Poland’s largest brown coal mine in Belchatow.

The fire broke out at midday on Saturday and sent huge clouds of black smoke over the area, which also includes Poland’s largest lignite power plant.