Tuzla retirement home fire

Tuzla retirement home fire
Tuzla retirement home, site of the fire, photographed in 2024
Date4 November 2025
Time~20:45 CET
LocationTuzla, Tuzla Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates44°32′5″N 18°40′44″E / 44.53472°N 18.67889°E / 44.53472; 18.67889
TypeFire
CauseOverburdened power cable
ParticipantsResidents, staff, first‑responders
Deaths17
Non-fatal injuries30+

On the evening of 4 November 2025, a major fire broke out at the Tuzla retirement home (Bosnian: Dom penzionera Tuzla) in the city of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 30 others. The incident has been described as one of the deadliest peacetime tragedies in the country.