One dead, seven hospitalised in house fire in Czestochowa
One person has died, and seven people have been taken to hospital in the wake of a fire which ripped through an apartment building in Poland's southern city of Czestochowa, Slaskie province.
22.04.2025 14:07
update: 22.04.2025 14:30
Firetruck. Ilustration. Photo: PAP/Art Service
The blaze started overnight from Monday to Tuesday on the second floor of a four-storey building.
According to the Silesian Province Crisis Management Centre in Katowice, the city fire department received an emergency call at 2:30am local time.
Upon arriving at the scene, rescuers evacuated 50 people and hospitalized seven, including a child.
The flames were extinguished by 5:40am, allowing residents to return to their homes. (PAP)
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