A three-storey building has collapsed in an à-la-Szczyrk in southern Poland.
According to the police there has been a gas explosion, writes the news agency Reuters.
the Explosion happened shortly before, at 19 local time.
Spokeswoman for the local fire department Patrycja Pakrzywa informs that the building was inhabited by two families, and that there probably are people under the rubble – including children.
She also says that, in total, had to live nine persons in the building, but that at least one of the characters was not at home when the explosion took place.
Very thick smoke and darkness outside makes it difficult for rescue workers to approach the building. It writes the media TVN 24.
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the City’s mayor, Antoni Byrdy, said to the media that he knew the two family in the house well.
– It is very hard for me to find the words, for I knew them really well. It is people who live very close to me. There are simply no words right now, ” he says.
the Mayor will also provide that the work to remove the rubble can be underway until Thursday morning.
Crews from 12 brandkøretøjer participating in the rescue efforts, reports the Polish radio station RMF 24.
Szczyrk is a town in the mountains of southern Poland. The city is located about 400 kilometers south of the capital, Warsaw.
