Blaze at Bosnian retirement home kills 11

At least 11 people died and more than 30 people were injured in a fire that broke out in a nursing home in Bosnia.

It was not determined what caused the fire that broke out on the seventh floor of the building in Tuzla on Tuesday evening.

Bosnian media reported that the upper floors of the complex were occupied by elderly people who could not move on their own or were ill.

Tuzla Mayor Zijad Lugavic said firefighters and rescue workers were among the injured and that authorities held an emergency meeting on Wednesday to assess the situation.

Ruza Kajic, who lives on the third floor, said she went to bed when she heard “explosions” and saw flames falling from the upper floors.