Since Friday, 21 November, ten people have died and five have been injured in 387 house and apartment fires.
The Polish State Fire Service is urging the public to install smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and to conduct regular inspections of ventilation and chimney ducts, spokesperson Karol Kierzkowski said.
Over the weekend alone, firefighters responded to 56 carbon-monoxide incidents, in which 30 people suffered poisoning.
The heavy snowfall also triggered a surge in emergency responses.
Over the same weekend, firefighters were called out more than 4,400 times, with nearly 3,000 interventions recorded in south-eastern Poland.
Although no injuries were reported, 17 buildings were damaged. Emergency crews mainly dealt with clearing fallen trees and branches that had collapsed onto roads, disrupting traffic.
Power outages became a major issue.
On Monday, 12,000 people in Kraków were left without electricity, along with another 55,000 residents across southern and south-eastern regions.
The outages were caused by broken trees and branches that brought down power lines.
Several schools were forced to cancel classes scheduled for Monday.
Since the beginning of the 2025/2026 heating season, from 1 October to 24 November, firefighters have recorded more than 3,800 residential building fires, resulting in 303 injuries and 59 deaths.
The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management has issued warnings for blizzards and drifting snow in south-eastern Poland, with snowfall and wind gusts expected to reach up to 80 km/h.
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Source: IAR/PR24/PSP/IMGW