Late on Tuesday evening, a fire broke out in a retirement home in the city of Tuzla in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. the local police informed. It claimed at least ten victims and 20 wounded, writes TASR on the basis of agencies AP and AFP.
- A fire in a nursing home in Tuzla claimed ten lives.
- The incident happened on Tuesday evening in the north of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Around 20 people were injured in the event.
- Firefighters evacuated the building affected by the fire.
- The cause of the fire is not yet known.
The fire broke out around 20.55 ha, police patrols, firefighters and paramedics were quickly dispatched to the scene. Media images from the scene of the accident showed a fire on one of the floors. Firefighters evacuated the building, AP reports.
“Unfortunately… ten residents died and around 20 were injured,” the nursing home confirmed in an official statement. The cause of the fire and other details were not immediately known.
