The incident occurred on June 20. At around 4:00 a.m., the fire service received a report of a fire in a building near the PKP railway station in Bolesławiec. The fire was noticed by one of the taxi drivers from a nearby taxi stand.

Three PSP units were dispatched to the scene. When the firefighters arrived, it turned out that rubbish near the property and part of the building were on fire. The efficient firefighting operation prevented the fire from spreading. No one was injured in the incident. The probable cause of the fire was the careless handling of fire.