WARSAW, POLAND—Investigators in Poland on Saturday blamed a gas leak in a heating system at an “Escape Room” for a fire that killed five teenage girls and injured a man. The bodies of the 15-year-old victims were found Friday in Koszalin, in northern Poland, after firefighters extinguished a blaze in an adjacent room. Police and firefighters stand in front of where a fire that broke out in an escape room killed five teenage girls in the northern Polish city of Koszalin on January 4, 2019. Read more: Five teenage girls killed in Poland ‘Escape Room’ fire Earlier, national fire chief Leszek Suski said Saturday that electrical wiring at the location was makeshift and too close to flammable materials. Highly popular among teenagers in Poland, the “Escape Room” game has players locked inside a room or building and they must find clues that help them get out.

Source: thestar January 05, 2019 14:37 UTC