Flames rise as a fire burns at an elderly people's home, in the town of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tuesday 4 November 2025; Credit: Reuters/Mersiha Bajric

BELGRADE (Reuters) - At least ten people died and several were injured in a fire that broke out in a home for the elderly in the town of Tuzla in northern Bosnia late on the evening of Tuesday 4 November 2025, Bosnian media reported.

The fire broke out around 21:00 and was put out around 22:00, Federalna TV reported on its website. The cause of the fire was not known, it said.

At least five people were injured and three are in intensive care, Federalna TV said.

A spokesperson for the University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Ersija Aščerić Mujedinović, confirmed that several patients were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, tuzlanski.ba portal reported.

"Three patients are in the Clinic for Internal Medicine due to carbon monoxide poisoning, two are in the intensive care unit and one is currently in the admission clinic where medical treatment is underway," Aščerić Mujedinović said.