Fire in retirement home claims one life

Črnomelj, 18 December - The fire that broke out in a retirement home in the south-eastern town of Črnomelj on Sunday has claimed one life, as an 88-year-old man has died of severe burns, Novo Mesto police said on Monday.

Črnomelj Minister of Labour, the Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Anja Kopač Mrak (centre) visit the Črnomelj retirement home, which caught fire yesterday. Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

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Minister of Labour, the Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Anja Kopač Mrak (centre) visit the Črnomelj retirement home, which caught fire yesterday.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Črnomelj A fire at the Črnomelj retirement home. Photo: Aleksander Riznič of the Črnomelj Firefighters

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A fire at the Črnomelj retirement home.
Photo: Aleksander Riznič of the Črnomelj Firefighters

Črnomelj Črnomelj retirement home Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

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Črnomelj retirement home
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Črnomelj Minister of Labour, the Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Anja Kopač Mrak (right) and Valerija Lekić Poljšak, boss of the Črnomelj retirement home, which caught fire yesterday. Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

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Minister of Labour, the Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Anja Kopač Mrak (right) and Valerija Lekić Poljšak, boss of the Črnomelj retirement home, which caught fire yesterday.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Črnomelj Firefighters after a fire at the Črnomelj retirement home. Photo: Aleksander Riznič of the Črnomelj Firefighters

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Firefighters after a fire at the Črnomelj retirement home.
Photo: Aleksander Riznič of the Črnomelj Firefighters

Črnomelj A fire at the Črnomelj retirement home. Photo: Aleksander Riznič of the Črnomelj Firefighters

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A fire at the Črnomelj retirement home.
Photo: Aleksander Riznič of the Črnomelj Firefighters

Črnomelj Staff rescued from a fire at the Črnomelj retirement home. Photo: Aleksander Riznič of the Črnomelj Firefighters

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Staff rescued from a fire at the Črnomelj retirement home.
Photo: Aleksander Riznič of the Črnomelj Firefighters

Črnomelj Forefigthers running to the scene of a fire in the Črnomelj retirement home. Photo: Aleksander Riznič of the Črnomelj Firefighters

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Forefigthers running to the scene of a fire in the Črnomelj retirement home.
Photo: Aleksander Riznič of the Črnomelj Firefighters

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