US EditionA Fire at a Retiree Boarding House in Northeastern Bosnia Has Killed Several People, Media Reports Say, Citing Police
At least nine retirees died and five were hospitalized after a fire broke out on an upper floor of a Tuzla retirement home, officials reported.
- On Tuesday, a fire struck a boarding house for retirees in Tuzla, northeastern Bosnia, killing at least nine people, the Dnevni Avaz daily reported.
- Bosnian media outlets, including the Dnevni Avaz daily, reported the deadly blaze in Tuzla, citing police sources though police had not yet publicly confirmed details.
- Media images showed a blaze on one of the facility's higher floors, with police tape blocking access to the nursing home.
- Emergency responders said firefighters evacuated the building while containing the blaze, and the same source said at least five people have been hospitalized with more likely injured.
- Reports indicate the fire erupted on one of the higher floors of the building, and firefighters contained the blaze while evacuating residents, securing the scene.
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Ten people have died and 20 were injured in a fire at a nursing home in the city of Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to local authorities.
Fire at Bosnia home for the elderly kills at least 10
BELGRADE (Reuters) -At least 10 people died and several were injured in a fire that broke out in a home for the elderly in the town of Tuzla in northern Bosnia late on Tuesday evening, Bosnian media reported. The fire broke out around 9 p.m. (2000 GMT) and was put out around 10 p.m., Federalna TV reported on its website. The cause of the fire was not known, it said. At least five people were injured, and three are in intensive care, Federalna TV…
According to the latest information, at least nine people died in a fire at a retirement home in Tuzla, and it is feared that the number of victims could be significantly higher, the Sarajevo portal Raport reported.
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