Eight deaths at Brand in the Serbian retirement home

Eight deaths at Brand in the Serbian retirement home

near Belgrade, Serbia, a tragic accident occurred in a nursing home on Monday, in which eight people died and seven were injured. According to reports from the Serbian state broadcaster RTS, the fire was deliberately laid.

cause of the fire

The fire broke out at 3:30 a.m. (9:30 p.m. EST on Sunday) when 30 people were in the nursing home. Luka Causevic, head of the government department, confirmed this information. The fire could be deleted quickly, and all injuries were immediately brought to hospitals in Belgrade. A woman is in a critical condition and is connected to a ventilation device.

Investigations into the cause of the fire

The public prosecutor announced that the fire was caused by one of the residents of the nursing home who is also among the fatalities. A detailed explanation will be published in the course of Monday.

official reactions

nemanja Starovic, the Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Affairs, told RTS and said: "There is indications that this tragedy was caused by a single person."