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.

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Eight people died and seven were injured in a fire at a nursing home outside Belgrade on Monday which authorities said was caused by arson, Serbian state TV RTS reported.

A fire broke out at a care home on the outskirts of Belgrade, Serbia, killing at least eight people and injuring seven others.

Serbian state television says eight people have died in a fire at a home for the elderly on the outskirts of the capital