A false emergency call on May 23 reported a fire and cardiac arrest at an apartment in Gdansk belonging to Polish President Karol Nawrocki’s family. Firefighters forcibly entered the flat but found no fire or injuries, authorities said [1, 2, 3]. The apartment was confirmed by the president’s office to be owned by his mother [2, 3].
Poland has faced a wave of nuisance emergency calls this year. Deputy Interior Minister Czeslaw Mroczek reported nearly 1,200 false emergency notifications have been recorded in 2026 alone [2]. This latest incident appeared more targeted and politically motivated, with reports affecting conservative politicians, journalists, and public institutions, according to some officials and opposition figures [2].
Prime Minister Donald Tusk convened a Government Security Center meeting on the morning of May 24 to address the incident and the broader rise in false alarms [1, 3]. Tusk called the hoax fire call "another telephone provocation" aimed at national security and pledged to use "all available methods to identify and apprehend the saboteurs, regardless of where they come from or who directs them" [1, 2, 3].
The interior ministry and police launched an investigation into the false report and are working to identify the perpetrators [1, 3]. Opposition parties claim the state is allowing emergency services to be exploited as tools of harassment, while government sources focus on the threat to national security without attributing political bias [1, 2, 3].
The authorities continue to monitor the situation amid ongoing false emergency notifications, aiming to prevent further incidents and maintain public safety.
