Novi Sad: House Fire in Adice, No One Injured
Two fires broke out in Novi Sad on the same day: one at a family house in Adice and one on the roof of a building on Janka Cmelika Street. Nobody was hurt.
A fire swept through a family house on Slavka Rodica Street in Adice, Novi Sad, today, October 20. No one was injured, and the cause of the fire is not yet known. Earlier the same day, at about 1 p.m., flames also broke out on the roof of a building on Janka Cmelika Street. Nobody was hurt there either.
What is known about the fire in Adice?
The portal Novosti reported at 4:44 p.m. that a family house on Slavka Rodica Street was on fire. A video posted on Instagram by the portal 192_rs shows flames and thick black smoke pouring out of the windows as the smoke spreads over the neighborhood.
Several firefighting crews went to the scene, though the number of crews has not been released. According to Kurir and Novosti, local residents joined in the effort to put out the blaze. Kurir writes that firefighters and neighbors extinguished the fire. Novosti reported the house was burning, while Kurir reported the fire was out.
Novosti says the fire caused major material damage. No figure has been estimated. Kurir adds that it is not known how the fire started. In the sources we reviewed there is no official statement from the fire service about the incident, so details of the firefighting rest on the video and on what the portals reported.
What happened on the roof on Janka Cmelika Street?
According to RTV, the fire on the roof of the building on Janka Cmelika Street broke out at about 1 p.m. Thick black smoke hung over the building. Two fire trucks arrived, and the fire was put out in its early stage, before it could spread.
Early information suggests the fire most likely started during work on the building. The cause has not been officially confirmed. According to available information, no one was injured.
Another fire the same day
Novi Sad also had a fire overnight, between Monday and Tuesday. On Patrijarha Pavla Boulevard, three parked cars burned after flames erupted at about 1 a.m. Novosti said at the time that the cause was unknown, as we have already reported.
The sources do not link the three incidents. The house in Adice, the roof on Janka Cmelika Street and the cars on Patrijarha Pavla Boulevard differ in location, type of property and circumstances. In Adice and on the roof of the building, no one was injured, according to available information, and the cost of the damage in Adice remains an open question.
