The government announces inspections of basements. We should expect severe punishment
After the tragedy in Poznań, the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that it would conduct inspections of basements to check how Poles are observing fire safety regulations. Violating them could result in severe penalties.
The District Prosecutor’s Office Poznań Grunwald has initiated an investigation into the cause of the fire in a tenement house in Poznań’s Jeżyce district, which occurred last weekend. The aim of the proceedings will be to determine the direct cause of the fire and to determine the damage caused.
As a result of the explosion, which most likely occurred in the basement, two firefighters died. According to the spokesman for the Chief Commander of the State Fire Service, Karol Kierzkowski, many similar tragedies could have been avoided if “everyone knew the fire safety regulations and followed them”. Kierzkowski reminds us what is not allowed to be kept in a house or apartment.
– In basements, attics, lofts, or within stairwells and corridors, it is forbidden to store fire-hazardous materials. Such materials include flammable gases, i.e. propane, butane, acetylene, flammable gases used as a factor in air conditioning systems. Also flammable liquids, petrol, solvents, alcohol, kerosene and the like, which may ignite at ambient temperature – said the spokesman for the Chief Commander of the State Fire Service in an interview with RDC.
It is also forbidden to store pyrotechnic materials at home. – These are fireworks, sparklers, smoke candles, flares, flares, various types of unexploded devices, these are dangerous substances – explains Kierzkowski.
The government announces inspections of basements
Czesław Mroczek, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration, said in an interview with the Polish Press Agency that there is no doubt that in Poznań “we were dealing with an explosion of materials that were stored there (in the basement – ed.).”
The services now intend to take a close look at how Poles comply with fire safety regulations. They have announced inspections of basements, as well as attics and lofts, stairwells, public corridors and terraces.
The inspections – as reported by Radio Zet – are to be carried out “randomly” by the communities in cooperation with the municipal guard. If someone breaks fire safety regulations, they must expect a severe penalty. The fine can be as much as PLN 5,000.
