Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs Nemanja Starović stated today that eight persons died in a fire that broke out at 3 a.m. at the Ivanović nursing home in Veliki Borak, in the Belgrade municipality of Barajevo.
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Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs Nemanja Starović stated today that eight persons died in a fire that broke out at 3 a.m. at the Ivanović nursing home in Veliki Borak, in the Belgrade municipality of Barajevo.
Starović told the Tanjug news agency that members of the Sector for Emergency Management responded quickly and in a timely manner and carried out a rescue operation, however, the fire was already ablaze.
He said that according to the preliminary information, there are clear indications that this tragedy was caused by individual criminal activity, adding that an investigation is underway.
The Minister said that this institution operated legally, i.e., it had a valid work permit issued in 2021 and implemented the necessary prescribed fire prevention measures.
However, in terms of clear indications that the fire was a case of arson, fire prevention measures are unfortunately not of much help in such situations, Starović said.