Eight residents died and seven others were injured by an early-morning fire at a nursing home in Belgrade, Serbia, that local police suspect was started by one of the residents.

Serbian state television says eight people have died in a fire at a home for the elderly on the outskirts of the capital

Eight people died and seven were injured in a fire at a nursing home outside Belgrade on Monday which authorities said was caused by arson, Serbian state TV RTS reported. The fire started at 3.30 a.m.

A tragic fire at a nursing home in the Barajevo suburb of Belgrade claimed the lives of eight people early Monday morning, with authorities suspecting criminal activity as a potential cause.

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.

Eight people died and seven were injured in a fire at a nursing home outside Belgrade on Monday which authorities said was caused by arson, Serbian state TV RTS reported.