The incident occurred during the night of December 6–7 in Nowogrodziec. (The photographs come from the Facebook profile of Ochotniczej Straży Pożarnej w Nowogrodźcu.)
The fire broke out at around 3:00 a.m. The entire building was engulfed in flames, which is why arson is suspected.
As many as 20 fire service units took part in extinguishing the fire. Operations are still under way. Four fire service units are still at the scene.
Fortunately, no one was hurt.
This is not the first fire at this location. The website of Komendy Powiatowej Państwowej Straży Pożarnej w Bolesławcu reports:
On November 16, 2018, firefighters from JRG Bolesławiec and OSP Nowogrodziec carried out firefighting and rescue operations in a storage building belonging to the former brickworks, located on Fabryczna Street in Nowogrodziec.
The fire was noticed several minutes before 9:00 a.m. A wooden ceiling on the building’s first floor was burning. Smoke inside the building posed a particular difficulty and danger—the firefighters carried out operations equipped with breathing apparatus.
Water streams were directed at the burning ceiling. The storage rooms were cleared of smoke and ventilated. During the operation, all rooms were searched to rule out the presence of people at risk.
The firefighters partially dismantled sections where the ceiling had been damaged by the fire. The operation lasted two hours.