At least 8 people were killed and 7 others were injured after a massive fire broke out Monday morning (20.01.2025) in . The broke out at the nursing home located in Baragevo, Belgrade, at 04:30 in the morning, signaling an alarm to the fire department which rushed to free the elderly. CORVERSE Unfortunately, the flames were able to destroy a large portion of the site, resulting in the eight elderly finding tragic death and another seven being seriously injured. The first images from the nursing home are heartbreaking. Sheets and quilts are charred on the side of the road while in the area the atmosphere is stifling due to smoke and ash, reports the blic. Serbian Labour Minister Nemanja Starovic, in his statements, made it clear that the fire was caused by arson, although this has not been proven so far. Osam žrtava, sedmoro povre “Unfortunately eight people died in the fire. I must welcome the rapid reaction of the security services, which saved, or rather removed, 13 people. But before all, they would like me to express my condolences to the families of the victims,” Nemanja Starovic told the local media. Authorities’ investigations are underway to prove the causes of the murderous fire. “It is a great tragedy, but it could be worse,” stressed Luka Kusic, Serbia’s head of emergency situations, a statement justified by thinking that at this nursing home there were at least 40 elderly people.
Serbia: Eight dead after home fires in Belgrade
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