A fire that broke out in a nursing home in northeastern Bosnia-Herzegovina has left 11 people dead and at least 30 others injured, authorities say, the BBC reports.
The blaze started on Tuesday night at the retirement facility in the town of Tuzla, breaking out on the seventh floor shortly after 20:45 local time (19:45 GMT).
Around 20 people were sent to a medical center for treatment, including firefighters, police officers, medical workers, employees, and residents of the home, a police spokesperson said.
While cause of the fire was not immediately clear, Prime Minister Nermin Nikšić called it “a disaster of enormous proportions.”
