BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Eight people died Monday in a fire at a home for older people on the outskirts of the Serbian capital, Belgrade, that is suspected of being set by a resident, officials said.

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 early Monday at a retirement home on the outskirts of the Serbian capital Belgrade, killing eight people and injuring seven others.

Seven people were injured in Barajevo and were taken to a hospital in Belgrade. Eight people died early Monday morning in a fire at a nursing home on the outskirts of the Serbian capital, Belgrade, according to officials and media reports.