Elderly man dies in house fire near Subotica
An elderly man, the owner of a family home in Hajdukovo near Subotica, died in a fire. The blaze burned out on its own before firefighters arrived, and his body was found in the hallway.
- An elderly man, the owner of the home, died in a house fire in Hajdukovo near Subotica.
- The fire broke out on June 4 at around 2.18 p.m. on Borisa Kidrica Street.
- The blaze burned out on its own before firefighters arrived, and the body was found in the hallway.
- Early reports point to an electric blanket and an armchair as the source, with the exact cause pending investigation.
An elderly man, the owner of a family home in Hajdukovo, a settlement in the municipality of Subotica, died in a fire on Thursday. The blaze broke out in a house on Borisa Kidrica Street, and early reports suggest it was sparked by an electric blanket and an armchair in one of the rooms.
Members of the Subotica Fire and Rescue Unit found a smoke filled interior when they reached the scene. According to initial findings, the fire had already burned out on its own before crews arrived. The body of the elderly man was found in the hallway of the house. Out of respect for the family, the identity of the deceased is not being published.
What happened inside the house in Hajdukovo
The fire was reported on June 4 at around 2.18 p.m. When firefighters entered the building, they found traces of a blaze that had since died down on its own, along with thick smoke that filled the rooms.
Two sources of fire were noted inside:
- a burned out armchair in one of the rooms,
- an electric blanket that, according to early reports, led to ignition.
The body of the homeowner was found in the hallway. The circumstances of the elderly man’s death will be the subject of an official investigation, which should determine whether suffocation or injury occurred before the fire went out.
Was the electric blanket the cause of the fire?
There is no firm answer to that question yet. Early reports indicate the fire started precisely with the electric blanket and the armchair, which would point to a fault or overheating of the device. Still, the exact cause of the fire will be established by the investigation now under way.
Firefighters often link cases like this to heating appliances left switched on unattended, especially among older people who live alone. Experts recommend turning off electric blankets and heaters before sleeping and regularly checking that wiring is in good order.
Until the investigation is complete, the official conclusion about the cause of the fire and the circumstances of the death remains open. How much attention do we pay to the safety of heating appliances in our own homes?
