Explosion, Fire Hit D Express Warehouse in Novi Sad
Two employees suffered minor burns in a fire that broke out this morning at a D Express courier warehouse in Novi Sad's industrial zone, near Novokabel.
A fire was reported this morning at around 6:40 a.m. at a warehouse belonging to courier company D Express, in Novi Sad’s industrial zone near Novokabel. According to reporting by Telegraf and Euronews, the fire was preceded by an explosion. Two employees, a 23-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, suffered minor burns.
A team from the Novi Sad Emergency Medical Service responded under top priority and treated both injured people at the scene. The service’s spokesperson, Dr. Zoran Krulj, told Tanjug:
“The 23-year-old man sustained minor burn injuries and is hemodynamically stable, while the 32-year-old woman also sustained minor burn injuries and is hemodynamically stable.”
Krulj said that after receiving initial treatment, both were conscious when they were taken to the Emergency Center’s surgery department.
Who responded to the scene
According to information gathered at the scene, firefighting and rescue units, police and volunteer fire brigades all took part in the response. Crews from the public utility companies Cistoca and Gradsko zelenilo were also called in, and an ambulance crew was present on site. The last fire truck arrived at around 8:40 a.m., two hours after the fire was first reported.
The Novi Sad Police Department told Tanjug that the report of a fire at the warehouse in the industrial zone came in at around 6:40 a.m. Based on information from the scene, aside from the two injured employees, there were no reports of any additional casualties at this time.
The fire was later brought under control, though according to unofficial accounts from the scene it kept smoldering, and thick smoke lingered over that part of the city. Firefighters continued putting out the remaining hot spots and securing the area, while excavators from the public utility companies tore down sections of the burned-out warehouse so firefighters could check whether the fire had spread inside the building and whether it might flare up again. No official information on the cause of the fire or the extent of the material damage has been released so far.
What D Express says
D Express issued a statement confirming that the relevant emergency services responded immediately.
“We inform the public that the relevant services responded urgently, that firefighting and rescue crews were dispatched to the scene right away, and that the fire has been contained. D Express is fully cooperating with all relevant authorities on remediating the consequences of the fire, as well as on all investigative actions,” the company said in its statement.
D Express thanked all the emergency services for their swift response and said the public would be kept informed of any further developments in a timely manner.
How big is D Express in Serbia
D Express was founded in 2008, and in 2021 it was acquired by United Group. The company today employs around 1,300 people across Serbia and operates a fleet of roughly 800 vehicles. According to the company’s own figures, D Express delivered about 14 million packages in 2025, which places the warehouse in Novi Sad’s industrial zone among the logistics hubs that a share of the region’s daily delivery volume in Vojvodina depends on.
It has not yet been announced whether the fire affected regular delivery operations in the region, nor how much of the stock inside the warehouse was destroyed by the flames. The investigation into the cause of the explosion and fire is still ahead, and authorities say the public will be informed of the findings once all the circumstances have been established.
