# Residential apartment fires in Poland and Czechia

> Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/residential-apartment-fires-in-poland-and-czechia
> Updated: 2026-11-03T12:27:48.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

Recent incidents involving residential building fires have required emergency interventions by police and firefighters in Poland and the Czech Republic.

In Szamotuły, Poland, a fire on Dworcowa Street involved thick smoke and electrical sparks. Police officers rescued a 68-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman with her dog before firefighters took over the evacuation of higher floors. 

In Plzeň, Czechia, police used a battering ram to enter a locked apartment on Arbesova Street after hearing cries for help. They rescued a disoriented elderly man suffering from smoke inhalation. Preliminary investigations into the Plzeň incident suggest the fire may have been caused by a technical fault in an electric kettle.

## Timeline

### 2026-11-03: Plzeň police rescue elderly man from burning apartment

Police in Plzeň used a battering ram to rescue an elderly man trapped in a burning apartment. The man survived with smoke inhalation, and a faulty electric kettle is the suspected cause.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/plze-police-rescue-elderly-man-from-burning-apartment

### 2026-10-19: Szamotuły apartment fire leads to emergency rescues

Police and firefighters rescued a 68-year-old man, a young woman, and a dog from a burning residential building in Szamotuły, Poland.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/szamotuy-apartment-fire-leads-to-emergency-rescues

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