At least 10 people have died in a fire at a nursing home in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

SARAJEVO, November 5 (Xinhua) — At least 10 people were killed and around 20 injured in a fire late Tuesday evening at a nursing home in the city of Tuzla in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), local media reported.

The fire broke out at around 8:45 p.m. (19:45 GMT) on the seventh floor of the facility and was brought under control by professional firefighters and volunteers from Tuzla and surrounding municipalities, the nursing home said in a statement.

Medical teams from several local medical centers provided first aid to the injured, who were later transported to the University Clinical Center in Tuzla for treatment. Among the injured were nursing home residents, police officers, firefighters, medical staff, and nursing home employees.

Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the fire, one of the deadliest incidents in the region in recent years. –0–

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