Poland: Five girls die at escape room game

In a fire during an escape game, five girls died in Poland. As the agency PAP reported with reference to a fire spokesman, broke out in the evening in a building in Koszalin in the north of the country during a match from a fire. Five girls were killed and one person reported having severe burns.

Checking the fire protection measures

In an escape game, a group attempts to escape from a locked room by receiving several clues. (Read how the game works.) In many countries, family escape games, bachelor parties, and friend groups have become a trend in recent years. In Koszalin one of the teenage girls celebrated his birthday, they said.

Druzgocąca tragedia w Koszalinie. Pięć radosnych, wchodzących w życie Dziewcząt zostało z życia wyrwanych. Niech Pan Bóg ma swojej opiece I Rodziców i Najbliższych. RiP

Polish President Andrzej Duda spoke on Twitter of a "devastating tragedy". Poland's Minister of the Interior Joachim Brudzinski announced checks on fire safety measures in all escape rooms in Poland. He promised unbureaucratic help to the families of the victims.