The incident occurred on January 27. Firefighters from the KP PSP in Bolesławiec:
(…) at approximately 03:02, a report of a fire in a detached house in Godzieszów was received by the Command Post of the District Commander of the State Fire Service in Bolesławiec. Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters found the roof of the detached house fully engulfed in flames.
They added:
While extinguishing the fire, firefighters searched the building and found a man inside. They then evacuated him outside and handed him over to the medical rescue team. A medical rescue team member pronounced the man dead.
They further explained:
The fire was extinguished with five water streams from aerial and portable ladders, as well as from ground positions.
The firefighting and rescue operations lasted more than seven hours. We reported more extensively on the fire in the article Fire in Godzieszów. 61-year-old man dead, building completely destroyed.