Fire breaks out in apartment block near Belgrade's Metropol hotel
A blaze engulfed a flat in a multi-storey residential building in central Belgrade on Thursday evening, sending thick smoke over the area, but no injuries were reported.
A fire broke out in a multi-storey residential building near the Metropol hotel in central Belgrade on Thursday evening, Serbian outlet Nova.rs reported. The blaze started at around 18:25 and quickly produced thick black smoke and flames that alarmed residents and passers-by in the area.
The fire first caught in one of the flats before spreading quickly through the building, according to Nova.rs. Several fire crews arrived at the scene within minutes with equipment for extinguishing the blaze and for rescues from height, and worked to bring it under control.
Belgrade's emergency medical service also responded to the scene at around 7pm, but later confirmed that no one had been injured, according to Telegraf.rs. The service said it otherwise had a busy night, with 122 call-outs overall, 24 of them involving incidents in public places.
Fires that take hold in older, densely built residential blocks in city centres can spread quickly between flats, which is why fire crews were sent with equipment for rescuing people from height even though, as on this occasion, no one was hurt.
What we know
- A fire broke out in a multi-storey residential building near the Metropol hotel in central Belgrade at around 18:25 on Thursday, Nova.rs reported.
- The fire started in one flat and spread through the building, producing heavy smoke; several fire crews responded with height-rescue equipment.
- No one was injured, Belgrade's emergency medical service confirmed, according to Telegraf.rs.
Why it matters for Europe
Fires that take hold in older, densely built residential blocks in city centres can spread quickly between flats, which is why fire crews were sent with equipment for rescuing people from height even though, as on this occasion, no one was hurt.
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Questions and answers
- Where did the fire break out?
- In a multi-storey residential building near the Metropol hotel in central Belgrade, Nova.rs reported.
- Was anyone hurt in the fire?
- No. Belgrade's emergency medical service confirmed no one was injured, according to Telegraf.rs.
- What caused the fire?
- The cause has not been reported; the blaze is said to have started in one flat before spreading through the building.
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