Belgrade, Jan 20 (UNI) Eight people lost their lives in a devastating fire early Monday morning at a nursing home in Belgrade's suburb settlement of Barajevo, with police suspecting the tragedy was caused by criminal activity.
"Emergency services reacted quickly and efficiently, but the fire had already spread extensively. Unfortunately, eight lives were lost," Nemanja Starovic, minister for Labor, Employment, Veterans, and Social Affairs, told Serbia's Tanjug News Agency.
Rescuers safely evacuated 13 people from the burning building, while seven sustained injuries and received medical care.