The last 24 hours brought a series of tragic incidents across almost the entire country. In Poznań, a dangerous tenement fire occurred, injuring firefighters, while in Silesia, the bodies of three people were discovered in one apartment. Emergency services also intervened in numerous road accidents, including a pile-up on the A4 motorway and head-on collisions in Greater Poland and Pomerania, causing paralysis of key express routes.

Tenement fire in Poznań

Two firefighters were injured while extinguishing a fire at Świętosławska Street in the very center of the city.

Family tragedy in Silesia

The bodies of three people were found in one apartment. The prosecutor's office is conducting an investigation into the deaths of a married couple and their son.

Paralysis of the A4 motorway

A pile-up of four vehicles near Wrocław caused massive traffic disruptions and required intervention by the Air Ambulance Service.

Heroic actions by witnesses

In Szczecin and Koszalin, thanks to the quick reaction of bystanders, the lives of two elderly people were saved.

Poland is grappling with a wave of tragic events that have affected many regions of the country, engaging significant forces of police, fire services, and medical rescue. The most serious fire incident took place in Poznań at Świętosławska Street. A fire broke out in one of the tenement buildings in the city center, and two firefighters were injured during the firefighting operation. The situation was so dynamic that it required the evacuation of residents and securing neighboring buildings from the spread of flames. This is another recent event that raises the discussion about the technical condition and fire safety measures in historic urban buildings. The system of the State Fire Service in Poland, formalized in its current form in 1992, is based on close cooperation between professional and volunteer units, which is crucial during operations in dense urban areas.Equally dramatic news came from the Silesian Voivodeship, where the bodies of three people were found in one apartment: a married couple and their son. The District Prosecutor's Office in Tarnowskie Góry is conducting an intensive investigation to clarify the causes of this family tragedy. This is not the only case of death in a domestic setting in recent hours – in Bydgoszcz, on Leśne Housing Estate, a dead woman was found on a staircase, which also became the subject of police operational activities. At the same time, positive examples of civic attitudes were noted: in Koszalin, municipal workers were rewarded for saving the life of an elderly person, and in Szczecin, witnesses pulled a drowning woman from the Oder River. 3 — bodies were found in an apartment in SilesiaThe situation on national roads and motorways was exceptionally difficult last Friday. On the A4 motorway near Wrocław, a pile-up involving four vehicles occurred, leading to multi-kilometer traffic jams and the complete blockage of the lane towards the capital of Lower Silesia. Serious accidents also occurred on national road no. 46 near Niemodlin and on local routes in the Główczyce municipality and around Starzyn. In many cases, such as in Komorniki near Poznań or in Siedliska, it was necessary to use specialized equipment to free trapped persons and the intervention of helicopters from the Air Ambulance Service. The dominant cause of the incidents, apart from difficult weather conditions, remains driver errors, including failure to adjust speed, as illustrated by the rollover of a BMW on voivodeship road no. 435. „Kobieta została uratowana dzięki szybkiej reakcji świadków” (The woman was saved thanks to the quick reaction of witnesses) — Police Statement