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Fire at Polish drone plant likely caused by sabotage, minister says

By Thomson Reuters Sep 1, 2026 | 7:57 AM

WARSAW, Sept 1 (Reuters) – A fire at a Polish drone factory was ​likely caused by ‌sabotage, Poland’s interior minister said on Tuesday.

• A fire broke out at a building in ‌a ​production facility ⁠in Skarzysko-Kamienna belonging ⁠to Polish drone-maker WB Electronics early on Monday.

• WB Electronics drones are used ​by the Ukrainian army.

• “Everything indicates that we ⁠were dealing ⁠with an act of ​sabotage,” Interior Minister Marcin ​Kierwinski told reporters when asked ‌about the incident.

• Prosecutors said on Monday that they were investigating whether ⁠foreign intelligence agencies were involved in intentionally starting the fire, which ⁠cause ‌damage estimated at ⁠15 million zlotys ($4 ​million).

• ‌European countries say Russia ​is behind ⁠a wave of sabotage incidents on the continent, something Moscow denies.($1 = 3.7349 zlotys)

(Reporting by Alan Charlish, ​Pawel Florkiewicz)