Death toll rises to 11 in fire at Bosnian retirement home

5/11/2025 18:46

The death toll from a fire at a retirement home in Tuzla in northern Bosnia rose to 11 on Wednesday and about 30 people were injured, police said.



The blaze engulfed the seventh floor of the old nine-storey building at around 1945 GMT on Tuesday, sending flames and smoke pouring out of the top floors into the night sky. The cause was not immediately clear.



Local media said many of the dead had disabilities and those rescued were moved by emergency crews from the upper floors to lower ones. Some of the injured were in critical condition.



Identification of the victims will start later on Wednesday, and an investigation into the cause of the fire will start once conditions allow it, police said.