74-year-old man from Pallaticë suffers burns while trying to put out fire that destroyed his car

A 74-year-old resident of the village of Pallaticë, Tetovo, was injured after attempting to extinguish flames that engulfed and completely destroyed his vehicle.

According to a statement from the Tetovo Police Department, the incident was reported yesterday at around 3:15 p.m. to the Tetovo Fire Department. The fire broke out in a field near the local road connecting the villages of Pallaticë and Ozurmishtë.

During the inspection of the scene, it was determined that the vehicle’s owner, M.S., had set fire to dry grass in order to clear the field. The flames then spread and engulfed the “Volkswagen Golf,” which had been parked there.

The fire completely destroyed the vehicle and part of the area covered with dry grass. The elderly man was transported to Tetovo Clinical Hospital for treatment, while the fire was extinguished by the Tetovo Territorial Fire Department.