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The paper presents the evaluation of mine disasters statistics with particular reference to aerological disasters which took place in Polish coal mines from 1945 to 2008. These disasters concern the events which the death of five or more miners working in the mine underground. They were caused by: breakout or outflow of carbon dioxide, methane explosion, tremors and roof falls, explosion of coal dust, fires, heat strokes, water outflows or breakdown of mine equipment. The special attention was paid to fire prevent...