Warsaw firefighters were called last night for minor incidents during which no one was injured. – It was a much calmer New Year’s Eve than in previous years – says senior captain Mariusz Hnatulski from the Municipal Headquarters of the State Fire Service. Similar information is provided by the police.
Senior captain Hnatulski reports that firefighters carried out 107 interventions last night. – These were primarily garbage fires or burning firecracker boxes. We have no knowledge of any incidents in which they would have been injured, the firefighter said. He emphasized that New Year’s Eve was “extremely calm”:
– Almost every night we have 60-70 events requiring our actions. Compared to them, New Year’s Eve was obviously more intense. It should be noted, however, that in recent years New Year’s Eve nights involved the need to carry out 150 or even 200 interventions.
“No pyrotechnics events”
Senior Sergeant Gabriela Putyra from the press team of the Capital Police Headquarters also talks about a peaceful New Year’s Eve.
– We have aggregate statistics that cover the entire Saturday, January 31 and the first six hours of the new year. At that time, we stopped 15 intoxicated drivers in the garrison, of which 10 in Warsaw and five in the surrounding districts. We have not recorded any incident related to the firing of pyrotechnics – the police officer enumerates.
He adds that since midnight on January 31, there have been two car accidents – one in Warsaw, the other in Otwock. – We have information about 45 collisions in the capital alone. All in all, it was one of the quietest New Year’s Eve parties in years, says Putyra.
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