Belgrade Fire on Kneza Milosa: Woman, 75, Found Dead
Firefighters found the body of a 75-year-old woman in an apartment after putting out a fire at the corner of Kneza Milosa and Milosa Pocerca. Her identity has not been officially confirmed.
The body of a 75-year-old woman was found in an apartment in a building at the corner of Kneza Milosa and Milosa Pocerca streets in central Belgrade, after a fire that broke out on Sunday, November 8, a little after 4 p.m., was extinguished.
How many firefighters fought the fire?
According to the Interior Ministry (MUP), 18 firefighters with five fire trucks were at the scene. Several fire crews worked there, and the flames were also fought with a crane. Firefighters found the woman’s body in the apartment only after the fire had been put out.
The reports available do not say in which part of the building the fire started or how many apartments were affected. They say only that the victim was found in one of the apartments.
What is unofficially known about the victim?
Media report that a 75-year-old woman died in the fire. Her name has not been published, and none of the reports we reviewed contains an official statement from the authorities about her identity.
Two outlets carry the unofficial information. Telegraf reports that she was the owner of an apartment on the third floor, and Blic publishes the same under the phrase “we unofficially learn.” Novosti, Mondo, B92 and Nova.rs then picked up that detail. None of them names the source of the claim, and nobody has confirmed it officially.
For now, then, the third-floor apartment and the woman’s ownership of it come from media reports, not from a statement by the police or the fire service.
How was traffic affected during the response?
While the response lasted, traffic toward the Belgrade Fairground was diverted to Savska street. Every report reviewed gives the same detail, including B92, Nova.rs, Novosti and Mondo. B92’s headline says traffic was suspended, while its article text, like the others, says it was diverted. The difference in wording leaves unclear whether that stretch was fully closed or traffic was merely rerouted.
Nova.rs published its report on the discovery of the body on Sunday at 7:24 p.m., about three hours after the fire began.
What is still unknown?
The cause of the fire is not given in the reports available. There is also no information on whether the flames spread to neighboring apartments, whether any residents were evacuated, or whether anyone else was injured. Only one victim is mentioned, and the fire broke out a little after 4 p.m., the start time all reports give in the same way.
The question of how the woman died also remains open, since the reports do not describe the circumstances in which she was found.
