The incident occurred on Monday, 11 May, at around 7:30 a.m., in Krzyżowa (Gromadka municipality). Volunteer firefighters from Krzyżowa:
Upon arriving at the scene, it was determined that a pile of branches had caught fire; it had already burned out to a large extent.
In addition to the firefighters from Krzyżowa, firefighters from JRG Bolesławiec and OSP Różyniec took part in the operation.