Tragedy deepens in Shkodër/ Police provide details: Mother and her two minor children burned to death (NAME)

The tragedy that occurred in Postribë, Shkodër, today (July 29, 2026), has deepened. After the family’s first child, the mother and her other child were also found dead beneath the burned remains of the house.

The victims are Bleona Çelaj, 24, and her children, aged 1 and 4.

It is learned that the mother and her two children had just returned from Germany, while the investigative team is continuing its work to fully establish the circumstances and causes of the tragic incident.

Because of the remote location, the fire brigade arrived late. The house is located a half-hour walk from the main road.

The investigation is pursuing the possibility of an incident and an accidental fire, while not ruling out other possibilities.

The mother and her two children had traveled to the village of Domen in Postribë, where the family had its old home.

Shkodër/Preliminary information

At around 1:10 p.m., a fire broke out in the village of Domen, Shkodër, and the house owned by citizen B. Ç. was burned.

After receiving the report, Police services and fire brigade personnel went to the scene.

Based on the initial actions, it is suspected that, as a result of the fire, citizen B. Ç., 24, and two minor children, aged 3 and 1 and a half, respectively, lost their lives.

The investigative team, under the direction of the Prosecutor’s Office, is working to determine the cause of the fire and fully document the circumstances of the incident.