Writer. Adam Świerkowski/Defence24
An explosion occurred on the Mesko plant in Skarżysko-Kamienna, owned by Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa. A 59-year-old firm worker died.
UPDATE 16:32. Prime Minister Donald Tusk commented on the explosion on the Mesko plant at a press briefing. “I additionally acquired info from the Minister of Inside and Administration concerning the state of affairs in Skarżysko-Kamienna, on the Mesko plant, the place an explosion occurred. For apparent causes, we’re very vigilant and delicate to all such conditions. For now, there isn’t a cause to consider that any exterior power was behind this dramatic occasion,” he stated. The Prime Minister emphasised that the suitable providers are on website and each element might be analyzed very fastidiously.
RMF FM was the primary to report the incident. Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa introduced in a press release that the incident occurred round 10 a.m. Because of the incident, one Mesko worker died and one particular person is in hospital beneath the care of medical doctors. The corporate’s hearth brigade took motion to extinguish the fireplace. The hearth is at present being extinguished and the scene is being secured. The circumstances of the explosion are nonetheless being investigated, and the actions are being carried out by the police beneath the supervision of the prosecutor. PGZ confirms in an interview with Defence24.pl that the Mesko plant continues to be working, apart from the accident website.
The Administration Boards of PGZ SA and Mesko SA expressed deep sympathy to the sufferer’s household and expressed assist for the household of the injured worker. The businesses offered psychological help to the households of the worker who died and the injured get together, and it might even be offered to different Mesko staff.
A particular fee has began work in Mesko to research the circumstances of the incident. Additionally on the degree of the Polish Armaments Group, a fee was established to research the circumstances of the incident, together with an evaluation of the circumstances that led to it, in addition to verification of the at present relevant procedures and doable suggestions for altering them, in order to make sure most work security.
Each the authorities of Mesko SA and PGZ declare their readiness to offer assist and help to the households of the injured and the plant’s staff.
Mesko is a producer of ammunition, together with missiles, belonging to the Polish Armaments Group. The vegetation in Skarżysko produce, amongst others: numerous varieties of small-, medium- and large-caliber ammunition, in addition to Piorun transportable anti-aircraft methods which have confirmed their value in fight circumstances in Ukraine, 122 mm Feniks rocket artillery missiles, and Spike-LR anti-tank guided missiles licensed by Israel.
