On December 24, a 3‑year‑old burned in a house in Pruszków, Mazovia, prompting a 40‑minute emergency response that included an aviation rescue helicopter, fire crews and ambulance services.
Emergency call in Pruszków
On Wednesday, December 24 before 19:00, medical rescue teams and the fire department in Pruszków were dispatched to a house where a small child had been burned.
Helicopter lands on market square
The Aviation Rescue Service helicopter landed on the municipal market square, which had been secured by the services. A medic from the helicopter arrived immediately, providing first aid to the 3‑year‑old.
The child was then taken by an ambulance of the medical rescue team to the hospital. The helicopter departed for its base after the operation, which lasted about 40 minutes.
Road conditions in Poland
On Christmas morning, a fatal accident in Opole Region claimed six lives in a collision of two cars.
The General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways reported on Thursday, December 25, that all national roads remained passable and that 327 snow‑maintaining units had worked nationwide in the past 24 hours.
Road crews urged motorists to drive cautiously amid clear skies or light clouds, with occasional high cloud cover and potential weak snowfall in the Carpathians.