The incident took place on Friday, 14 January. Officers from Ochotniczej Straży Pożarnej w Gromadce:
[…] at 4:36 p.m. we were dispatched to a chimney fire in the town of Gromadka.
The fire was extinguished; fortunately, no one was injured. Firefighters from Gromadka and Bolesławiec took part in the operation.
The services appeal for regular inspections of chimney flues.