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Mysterious photo showing ‘Guardian Angel’ watching over firemen sends internet wild

The photo appears to show a floating winged-figure seemingly looking down on the firemen as they battle the chimney blaze. OSP KSRG Małdyty

The photo mysteriously appeared on the fire brigade’s social media after they were photographed tackling a blaze in the village of Małdyty in northern Poland.

Feline fine! Firemen named heroes after cats rescued from blazing flats

The Gdynia fire brigade had been attending a routine callout when events took a turn and they ended up saving the lives of the two moggies.

Hero firemen save 450-year-old oak after suspected vandals set it ablaze

When fire crews arrived at the site in southeast Poland’s Podkarpackie region they found smoke billowing out of the tree named Wincenty, which has been a national monument since 1966.

Polish rescuers to fly to Beirut as apocalyptic images reveal scale of devastation after mega-explosion ripped through city

Poland’s State Fire Service says it has a team of around 50 trained personnel, including 39 rescuers with four dogs and a chemical rescue module ready to leave immediately following appeals for help from the Lebanese.

Polish convoy of medical supplies leaves for Ukraine and Moldova

Firefighters set off on Wednesday morning to Ukraine and Moldova carrying medical equipment from the Polish government worth PLN 3 million (EUR 674,000), with 12 lorries destined for Ukraine and four to Moldova, said Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński.

Devastating fire in Poland's biggest national park under control

A massive fire that had been devastating Biebrza National Park since Sunday was largely contained as of Saturday afternoon and the army had built a temporary bridge to improve access to the park for firefighters.

Firefighters contain fire in Poland's biggest national park

Firefighters on Friday afternoon managed to contain a massive fire that had been devastating Biebrza National Park since Sunday, province fire brigade commander, Jarosław Wendt, has announced.

Temporary bridge to help fight nature park blaze - MoD

Military engineers will build a temporary bridge to improve access to Biebrza National Park where firefighters have been battling a massive fire that has razed some 6,000 hectares of Poland's biggest nature reserve.

Border Guard aircraft join fire fight in Poland's biggest nature park

Two Border Guard PZL-Kania helicopters and a PZL-104 Wilga plane have joined efforts to contain a massive fire that has raged in the north-eastern Polish Biebrza National Park since Sunday, the Polish Border Guard announced on Twitter on Thursday.

Firefighters battle to contain worst fires for over 100 years as they ravage largest national park in Poland

The thick, black clouds of smoke billowing over expanses of open peat bog the size of 2,000 football pitches in the Biebrza National Park have been described as ‘catastrophic’ for the local wildlife “dying in defence of their nests and young.”

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Described by as “a perfect example of the military architecture of the Teutonic Order” and “one of the best preserved”, potential buyers will find a castle perched on a 1.7 hectare plot and surrounded by 10 hectares of its own adjacent land.

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