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In Split, cars are on fire again tonight, 26 have burned in 15 months

Tonight, about 15 minutes before midnight in Split, cars were on fire again, one was completely burned, and two were scorched, it was learned on Saturday from the Split police.

Firefighters received the report of a fire on Stepinčeva Street in Gripama at 11:45 PM.

The fire spread from the vehicle where it broke out to two other nearby parked cars, which were scorched.

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The fire was extinguished exactly at midnight, after which the police cordoned off the fire scene, and since this morning, an investigation has been ongoing to determine whether it was intentional arson or a fire caused by a technical malfunction of the vehicle.

In recent years, more vehicles have been set on fire in Split.

In the Split area, 26 intentionally set vehicles in the last 15 months

In the last 15 months, there have been 26 intentionally caused fires on personal and commercial vehicles and a motorcycle in the wider Split area, it was learned on Friday from the Split police.

Just last year, the police conducted investigations on 18 fires where open flames or embers were determined as the cause.

They completed four criminal investigations, after which they filed three criminal charges for damage to someone else’s property and one for endangering life and property by a generally dangerous act or means.

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This year has been marked by eight intentionally caused fires, including one last night near the elementary school in Gripama where a Ford Fiesta was completely burned, and a Toyota and Opel were scorched. In that case, the cause of the fire is still unknown as the police are still conducting the investigation.

The police say that mid-range vehicles burned in the fires, followed by five commercial vehicles and a motorcycle. A Land Rover, Suzuki, Toyota, Mercedes, Renault Clio, Seat Leon, and Citroen burned in Split, Kaštela, Solin, and Podstrana.

In addition to individuals, the owners were also legal entities, i.e., companies.