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.

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.

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.