Fire engulfs 4,300-square-metre Promet Cargo warehouse in Słubice as over 70 firefighters respond
An automated alarm alerted over 70 firefighters to a blaze at a 4,300-square-metre electronics warehouse in Słubice on Sunday night, prompting air quality monitoring and regional reinforcements.
Outbreak at the Słubice logistics facility
An automated fire monitoring system detected smoke inside a commercial high-storage warehouse on the Osiedle Przemysłowe industrial estate in Słubice shortly after 21:00 on Sunday, 4 October 2026. The alert was transmitted directly to emergency responders, prompting the immediate mobilization of both the State Fire Service (PSP) and local Volunteer Fire Service (OSP) units across the Lubuskie Voivodeship. When the first firefighting crews arrived at the industrial zone, the blaze had already reached an advanced stage, with open flames breaking through the roof and outer walls of the structure. The commercial warehouse, identified by regional authorities as a facility belonging to the transport and logistics company Promet Cargo, covers a floor area of approximately 4,300 square metres. Emergency officials verified that no workers were inside the building at the moment the fire started, and no casualties or injuries were registered during the initial emergency deployment.
Regional mobilization and containment efforts
The scale of the incident prompted emergency dispatchers to deploy more than 70 firefighters to the scene, utilizing between 16 and 17 fire crews from multiple regional stations. To prevent the fire from overwhelming local resources, the fire service summoned reinforcements and specialized equipment from Gorzów Wielkopolski, Kostrzyn nad Odrą, and Krosno Odrzańskie. Firefighters established defensive lines around the perimeter of the facility, focusing their efforts on preventing the flames from leaping to neighbouring industrial properties. Emergency commanders on site reported that the extinguishing operation would be protracted, estimating that extinguishing and dampening efforts would continue through the night and require between several and over a dozen hours to complete.
- Automatic fire monitoring system registers smoke and transmits alarm to emergency services.
- First State and Volunteer Fire Service crews arrive to find open flames breaking outside the 4,300-square-metre warehouse.
- Firefighters halt the spread of the fire while chemical specialists begin environmental air monitoring.
Storage contents and environmental precautions
The affected warehouse was used for high-density storage of consumer household goods, primarily small home appliances including multiple battery-powered electronic devices. Fire crews managed to halt the physical spread of the flames, stabilizing the perimeter even as intense combustion continued within the building's interior. Arkadiusz Kaniak, spokesman for the Lubuski Provincial Commander of the State Fire Service, provided an assessment of the scene as containment lines held firm:
At this moment the situation is under control. We do not have the fire fully subdued yet, but what is most important, it is not spreading.
The logistics facility is located away from dense urban housing, with the closest residential neighbourhoods situated several kilometres from the industrial zone. Because burning plastics, consumer electronics, and batteries release particulate matter, a dedicated chemical and ecological rescue group deployed alongside firefighting units to monitor local environmental conditions. Specialists from the chemical team conducted ongoing air quality assessments around the site to measure smoke toxicity and verify that residential communities remained safe from hazardous fumes. Firefighters continued water delivery and containment measures through the late hours of the night to bring the internal fire under control.
