ALLEN: People in Poland are setting out candles for the five teenage girls killed by a fire in an escape room. Investigators are trying to figure out what happened and are looking to ensure a tragedy like this never happens again. CNN's Pauline Chiou has the story.</s>PAULINE CHIOU, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A birthday celebration at an escape room in northwestern Poland turns tragic when a fire breaks out, killing five teen girls and leaving another person hospitalized with severe burns. Escape rooms have gained immense popularity in both North America and Europe in the past decade. In the game, participants are locked in a room and given a time limit to solve puzzles and riddles to escape.</s>MONIKA KOSIEC, KOSZALIN POLICE SPOKESPERSON (through translator): At the moment we are not in a position to say it was an explosion or give any detail of the fire. This will be determined in the course of the investigation. There are different assumptions. It may have been a gas cylinder or another cause that had sparked the fire. It's too early to say. This must be determined by a fire expert.</s>CHIOU (voice-over): Meantime, a Polish fire official has ordered all escape rooms, game centers and clubs to undergo fire safety inspections.</s>PIOTR JEDINSKI, KOSZALIN MAYOR: We join the families of the victims in their grief. The fire broke out at 5:00 in the afternoon in one of the escape rooms in Koszalin. There have been five victims, five young victims. We have provided psychological, psychiatric care to the families. The perimeter of the incident is being secured as we speak.</s>CHIOU (voice-over): While photos and identities of the victims have not been released, the investigation continues as the community unites in mourning and solidarity with the families of the teens -- Pauline Chiou, CNN.</s>ALLEN: Coming up here, last year many women dressed in all black in support for the blackout movement at the Golden Globes. We'll look at what could be a theme at this year's first big entertainment awards show, next.
Polish City Mourns Five Teenage Girls Killed Friday