Fire in a warehouse in Kędzierzyn-Koźle. Fight for neighboring buildings continues. RCB warns
- In Kędzierzyn-Koźle, an electrical equipment wholesaler is on fire.
- More than a hundred firefighters are already working on the scene. Two rescuers are injured.
- An RCB alert was issued with an appeal to close windows within a radius of one kilometre from the fire.
The fire in the electrical equipment warehouse, where bicycles, electric scooters and power tools were stored, was noticed in the afternoon; firefighters received the report at 4:47 p.m.
A rescue operation was launched at the scene. As the officer on duty at the State Fire Service Provincial Headquarters said, initially 9 fire brigades were sent to the operation.
A building measuring 25 by 12 meters is on fire. We have sent 9 teams, but other units have already been dispatched, so about 20 teams will be working on site in a moment, but we do not rule out sending more support
- said the firefighter immediately after the start of the operation.
Two halls are on fire. The fire has cut off the entrance. Two firefighters have faintedAs reported after 7 p.m. by the spokesman of the Opole Provincial Police Headquarters Commander, Capt. Łukasz Nowak, over a hundred firefighters are currently working on site . A company from the provincial operational reserve has also been sent to Kędzierzyn-Koźle.
Two halls are burning, and it is currently impossible to enter them . We are doing everything we can to prevent the fire from spreading to other buildings. The situation is very difficult. Firefighters are working in the heat and under the influence of high temperatures from the fire. Two rescuers fainted and were given first aid.
- reports the spokesman of the Opole Provincial Police Headquarters.
Defense of the adjacent forest and shipping containers continuesThe defense of the adjacent forest and the shipping containers placed nearby in the square is ongoing.
- added the press spokesman for the Chief Commander of the State Fire Service, Senior Brigadier Karol Kierzkowski.
He informed that the readiness of the fire-fighting robot from the Rescue and Fire-Fighting Unit No. 6 of the Krakow State Fire Service KM was also checked , and it can be used in the event of the need to act in high-risk conditions.
RCB announces an alert for residents of Kędzierzyn-KoźleRCB issued an alert for the residents of Kędzierzyn-Koźle, in which it appeals to not approach the fire site due to air pollution and not to open windows within a radius of one kilometre.
