The fire service, together with the company that owns the mine in the village of Suria, about 75 kilometers northwest of Barcelona, is looking at how to proceed with the rescue, a spokesman for the fire service of the Catalonia region said. It is feared that some miners are seriously injured or dead.
Rescue teams and medical personnel were immediately sent to the scene of the accident. However, the rescue work is “very difficult,” it says. It is still unclear how the accident happened.