The incident took place on Wednesday, January 27. Volunteer firefighters from Raciborowice (Warta Bolesławiecka municipality):

At 12:16 p.m., we were dispatched to open an apartment in a housing estate in Raciborowice Górne. After forcing open the door, we found a man approximately 80 years old who had already died in the apartment.

Firefighters from Bolesławiec and Raciborowice, the police, and a medical emergency team took part in the operation.