Video shows car belonging to deputy county prosecutor reportedly destroyed by fire
Translated from Croatian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- A car burned early Saturday on Vukovarska Street in Slavonski Brod, Croatia, and no one was injured.
- Local reports said the vehicle reportedly belonged to the deputy county state attorney, while police continued their investigation.
- Firefighters contained the blaze before it spread to nearby vehicles; the damage was extensive, but the cause remained unknown.
A car was completely destroyed by fire early Saturday in Slavonski Brod, Croatia, and local reports said it reportedly belonged to the deputy county state attorney.
The vehicle was parked on Vukovarska Street. Police cordoned off the parking area, and an investigation was still under way. A witness told 24sata that there was no other information about the incident. The Brod-Posavina police department confirmed receiving a report of a burning passenger car during the night.
Police cordoned off the parking area. The investigation is still under way.
The cityโs public fire service said it received the call at 1:59 a.m. on Sept. 5 in the Slavonija 1 neighborhood. Firefighters found the front cabin and the entire engine compartment of an Opel Crossland X on fire. They contained the blaze at 2:08 a.m. and extinguished it completely by 2:40 a.m.
Firefighters inspected the scene with a thermal imaging camera and cut the battery cables to prevent the vehicle from reigniting. They described the damage as extensive. The cause will be determined by the fire-protection inspector of the Brod-Posavina police department. No injuries were reported, and firefighters prevented the flames from spreading to other nearby vehicles.
When we arrived at the scene, we found that the fire had engulfed the front cabin and the entire engine compartment of an Opel Crossland X.
Originally published by Veฤernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.