Fire at National Theater in Belgrade injures workers

BELGRADE Two security workers suffered minor injuries when a fire broke out at the National Theater in Belgrade around midnight on Sunday. The fire, which damaged part of the theater's main stage, was extinguished by MUP firefighters at 00:45 CET on Monday. Fire at National Theater in Belgrade injures workers An investigation will determine the cause of the blaze, which reports said spread from the upper part of the building, located in central Belgrade. City Assembly President Aleksandar Antic addressed reporters at the scene last night to say it was still early to assess the damage, but pledged the city's support in repairing it. Unofficially, the fire was caused by faulty wiring, reportedly from damp conditions in the attic caused when ice broke through the roof last winter. Acting director of the theater, Dejan Savic, also spoke to reporters to say that the damage done by the blaze was "not huge", but that the main stage, the Big Scene, would be closed for a time, while the Small Scene would function normally. Savic told Tanjug that the cause of the fire was "likely the electrical wiring". The National Theater in Belgrade recently marked its anniversary. This national institution was founded in 1868. (Image made from video) B92 Tanjug

Fire at National Theater in Belgrade injures workers

An investigation will determine the cause of the blaze, which reports said spread from the upper part of the building, located in central Belgrade.

City Assembly President Aleksandar Antić addressed reporters at the scene last night to say it was still early to assess the damage, but pledged the city's support in repairing it.

Unofficially, the fire was caused by faulty wiring, reportedly from damp conditions in the attic caused when ice broke through the roof last winter.

Acting director of the theater, Dejan Savić, also spoke to reporters to say that the damage done by the blaze was "not huge", but that the main stage, the Big Scene, would be closed for a time, while the Small Scene would function normally.

Savić told Tanjug that the cause of the fire was "likely the electrical wiring".

The National Theater in Belgrade recently marked its anniversary. This national institution was founded in 1868.