More than 35 workers were rescued after being temporarily trapped underground following an explosion earlier today in a former potash mine in Teutschenthal near Halle, eastern Germany, a number of media outlets have reported. Early reports suggest at least two people were injured in the blast.
Authorities are now investigating the cause of the explosion and assessing the damage caused.
The mine is understood to have closed in 1982 but was being used to store mining waste. Current ownership of the mine was not clear at press time.