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  • Two firefighters died after the fire cut off their escape route at the Nisko warehouse, despite resuscitation. Reports say both had been evacuated from the building first.

  • Spokesperson Marcin Betleja said 24 fire crews from the Nisko, Leżajsk, Stalowa Wola and Łańcut counties were fighting the blaze, which began at a store and warehouse for tractor parts.

  • According to Lublin112.pl, the fire service received the report at around 8:00 on Friday, 16 October, and the fire was still not under control when the reports were filed.

  • Sources state that it is not yet known why the fire broke out at the warehouse and shop in Nisko in Podkarpackie.

Nisko
Nisko · Poland

The fire in Nisko

A fire broke out at a warehouse and shop that sell spare parts for tractors and farm machinery in Nisko, in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship of southeastern Poland. The flames spread across the whole building and blocked the firefighters' way out. Two firefighters died despite resuscitation, the regional fire service spokesperson Marcin Betleja told RMF FM. Rzeczpospolita, citing the remiza.pl portal, reported that both men had been evacuated from the burning building before they died.

Response on the ground

According to the local portal Lublin112.pl, the alarm reached the fire service at around 8:00 on Friday, 16 October. Reports from the scene put the number of fire crews at 24, drawn from the Nisko, Leżajsk, Stalowa Wola and Łańcut counties. Both State Fire Service units and volunteer firefighters were sent to the site, and an operational group from the provincial commander's headquarters was on its way. When the reports were filed, the fire had not been brought under control and firefighting was still under way.

Officials respond

Marcin Kierwiński, Poland's minister of the interior and administration, posted condolences on X. He wrote that the two men had given their lives while carrying out their duties to the very end.

“A great tragedy. Two firefighters died tragically during the operation in Nisko.”

Marcin Kierwiński, poland's minister of the interior and administration

He extended his condolences to the families, relatives and colleagues of the two firefighters.

Who died and what is still unknown

The two firefighters worked with the fire service in Nisko, one of them for six years and the other for ten. Their names were not published in the reports that were available at the time of writing. Officials have not yet said why the fire broke out, and the sources do not say what caused the blaze to spread so quickly through the building. Firefighting continued at the site, and further details on the cause and the final scale of the damage are still to come.

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Sources and context

  • Super Express19 h agoTwo firefighters dead! Tragic fire at a shop and warehouse in Nisko. Fire cut off their escape routeNie żyje dwóch strażaków! Tragiczny pożar sklepu i magazynu w Nisku. Ogień odciął im drogę ucieczki · original in Polish
  • Rzeczpospolita19 h agoTragic consequences of a shop fire in Podkarpackie. Fire service in mourningTragiczne skutki pożaru sklepu na Podkarpaciu. Straż pożarna w żałobie · original in Polish
  • rmf24.pl19 h agoTwo firefighters dead. Tragic fire in NiskoDwóch strażaków nie żyje. Tragiczny pożar w Nisku · original in Polish
Marcin Kierwiński
Poland's minister of the interior and administration, who posted condolences on X

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Safety · Nisko

Two firefighters die fighting a warehouse fire in Nisko, southeastern Poland

The fire cut off the escape route of firefighters at a warehouse and shop selling tractor parts in Nisko. The cause is not yet known and the blaze was still burning when reports were filed.

AI text based on reports by Super Express, Rzeczpospolita and rmf24.pl. Published yesterday at 10:21.

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