8 people die in a fire at a home for the elderly in Serbia, state TV says

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian state television, RTS, is reporting that eight people died early Monday in a fire at a home for the elderly on the outskirts of the capital, Belgrade. It said seven people were injured in the blaze that erupted around 3:30 a.m. in Barajevo, a municipality on the southern edge of Belgrade. Police did not immediately issue an official statement. The RTS report said the injured were transferred to a hospital in Belgrade.

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