Death toll in Bosnia retirement home fire rises to 11, with over 30 injured

Update Death toll in Bosnia retirement home fire rises to 11, with over 30 injured
Firefighters stand guard in front of a nursing home after a fire in Tuzla, Bosnia, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP)
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Death toll in Bosnia retirement home fire rises to 11, with over 30 injured

Death toll in Bosnia retirement home fire rises to 11, with over 30 injured

SARAJEVO: Bosnian officials said Wednesday that at least 11 people died and more than 30 were injured in a fire in a retirement facility that broke out the evening before in Bosnia.

It was not clear what caused the fire on the 7th floor (US 8th floor) of the building in Tuzla on Tuesday evening. Bosnian media reported that higher floors in 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 were holding an emergency meeting on Wednesday to assess the situation.

Ruza Kajic, who lives at the third floor, said she had gone to bed when she heard “popping sounds” and saw flames falling from upper floors.


Brussels airport to resume flights after drone sightings

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Brussels airport to resume flights after drone sightings

Brussels airport to resume flights after drone sightings
BRUSSELS: The main airport in Belgium’s capital is expected to resume normal operations on Wednesday, after halting some 80 flights after suspected drone sightings, a spokeswoman said.
Some 400-500 passengers had to spend the night at Zaventem airport because of the sightings, Brussels Airport spokesman Ariane Goossens told AFP.
“The situation will return to normal during the day” as flights restart, she said.
On Tuesday night, air traffic was also halted as a precaution at the second-largest airport Charleroi, operators there said.
Skeyes, the company responsible for air traffic control in Belgium, halted flights twice on Tuesday night, around 8:00 p.m. (1900 GMT) and around 10:00 p.m. (2100 GMT), after suspected drones were seen near the Brussels-Zaventem airport and that of Liege.
The interruptions come after a recent spate of mysterious drone incidents targeting airports and sensitive military locations in several European countries, including Germany and Denmark.
Suspicions have swirled over potential Russian involvement in increased drone activity across Europe, with tension high as the war in Ukraine drags through its fourth year.
Over the weekend, Belgian authorities reported drone activity over the Kleine-Brogel military base, where a number of US nuclear weapons are believed to be stored.
Belgian military intelligence said it was conducting an investigation into the sightings.
Defense Minister Theo Francken on Monday refused to point the finger at Russia, but said that it appeared to be a coordinated operation carried out by “professionals.”
“They are trying to sow panic in Belgium,” Francken told local media. “This is destabilization.”