The incident occurred during the night of September 17–18. Volunteer firefighters from Krzyżowa (Gromadka commune):
At 4:05 a.m., we were dispatched to a fire at an abandoned building near the A4 motorway, on the Szczytnica side.
They added:
The fire mainly involved rubbish inside.
In addition to the firefighters from Krzyżowa, the operation involved firefighters from the Rescue and Firefighting Unit in Bolesławiec (two crews) and from the Gromadka Volunteer Fire Service KSRG, as well as the police, who are investigating whether arson was involved.