A man was found dead in a Szydłowiec apartment on January 21, 2026, with carbon monoxide suspected as the cause.
Incident Details
On Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 19:15, a report was received at the Szydłowiec County Fire Command about a body in one of the houses in Szydłowiec. The report was made by a third party who entered the apartment and found the body.
A doctor who was called to the scene confirmed the man’s death. Further proceedings are conducted under the supervision of the prosecutor’s office. According to the Government Security Center, the victim from Szydłowiec was recorded as a case of fatal carbon monoxide poisoning.
Emergency Response
Emergency services, including the fire department, were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, firefighters conducted measurements for the presence of carbon monoxide. Measuring devices did not show increased levels of carbon monoxide in the building.
Five fire brigades participated in the operations, and police and prosecutors were also at the scene.
Carbon Monoxide Statistics
Yesterday, 3 people died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. The day before (January 20), 1 fatal victim in Makowiec (Mazowieckie province). Since October 1, 44 people have died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
During the heating season, services regularly warn about the danger of carbon monoxide, which is a gas undetectable to humans and can appear, among others, in buildings with fuel-burning devices. The Main Headquarters of the State Fire Service reported that from October 1, 2025, to January 12, 2026, firefighters recorded 1,735 interventions related to carbon monoxide emissions in residential buildings, with a death toll of 31 people during this period. Unfortunately, this figure has drastically increased to date.
Regulatory Information
The KG PSP also reminds about changes in regulations regarding detectors: as of January 1, 2030, residential buildings are required to be equipped with an autonomous smoke detector (and in the case of burning solid, liquid or gaseous fuels, also a carbon monoxide detector).
In accommodation facilities, the requirement to equip them is mandatory by June 30, 2026. This is another tragic incident in two days in the Mazowieckie province.
