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.

Seven people were injured in Barajevo and were taken to a hospital in Belgrade. Eight people died early Monday morning in a fire at a nursing home on the outskirts of the Serbian capital, Belgrade, according to officials and media reports.

Eight people have died in a fire at a home for the elderly on the outskirts of the Serbian capital, Belgrade, officials and media said. Seven people were injured in the blaze that erupted around 3.30am in Barajevo, a municipality on the southern edge of Belgrade, state-run RTS television reported.

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 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. The fire started at 3.30 a.m.

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.

A fire broke out early Monday at a retirement home on the outskirts of the Serbian capital Belgrade, killing eight people and injuring seven others.