As reported on the website of Komendy Powiatowej Państwowej Straży Pożarnej w Bolesławcu:
Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters found that the roof structure was on fire across an area covering two stairwells. The scene was secured. Crews equipped with water jets were sent to each stairwell. Firefighters forced open the doors to the building’s attic and directed water jets into the burning loft.
Fortunately, it turned out that there were no people at risk in the loft.
The electricity supply was disconnected. The fire affected the attic within stairwells No. 49 and 51.
While operations were under way, the police halted traffic on Dolne Młyny Street.
The wooden roof structure and combustible materials stored in the attic were burning. After the fire was extinguished, part of the roof covering was dismantled, particularly to relieve the rafters damaged by the fire. The attic temperature was continuously checked with a thermal imaging camera, as was the level of hazardous gases in the air.
The operation lasted more than 2.5 hours.
Let us recall. The incident occurred on Friday, January 25, after 12:00 p.m. A fire broke out in the unused attic of a terraced building on Dolne Młyny Street in Bolesławiec. Smoke was coming from beneath the roof tiles.
The fire covered approximately 150 square metres. The vapour barrier membrane and roof truss burned. A considerable number of roof tiles collapsed. Firefighters had to dismantle part of the roof because the scorched rafters continued to pose a risk of reignition.
Fortunately, no one was injured. The uniformed officers also did not have to evacuate anyone.
The apartments located beneath the attic will probably be unusable for some time because water seeped into them through the ceilings.
The police are determining the cause of the fire.
Several fire service crews from Komenda Powiatowa Państwowej Straży Pożarnej w Bolesławcu, two OSP crews (Nowogrodziec and Trzebień), the police, a medical rescue team, as well as the gas and electricity emergency services took part in the operation.