Fire breaks out at Serbian Clinical Center, N1 crew ordered away

The N1 crew was ordered to move away from the main Clinical Center building by security guards, one of who said that nothing was happening and that there is no fire despite the heavy smoke.

The Beta news agency said that it was told by the Internal Affairs Ministry that the fire was reported just after 8 am in a small cable hub room, adding that 26 firefighters and five vehicles were dispatched to the site. Construction workers were evacuated. One of the workers told Novosti daily that the fire broke out on the first floor of the new building.

Health Minister Zlatibor Loncar told reporters that a small fire broke out at the Clinical Center but that the fire was put out quickly. He said that there were no injuries and only a minimum of material damage.