“I can unfortunately confirm that six people lost their lives in this establishment in which elderly people lived (…) Thirteen people were saved,” Luka Causic, head of the sector for emergency situations, told public television RTS. ’emergency.
“It’s a great tragedy, but it could have been worse,” he added.
According to Mr. Causic, 30 people were in the retirement home when the fire broke out at 3:30 a.m. local time (02:30 GMT). The seven injured were taken by emergency services and treated by the Belgrade military hospital.
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