on 24 july 1992, the massacre at the keraterm camp, known as the "room 3" massacre was committed as one of the first larger massacres committed inside the camp. new bosniak detainees from the earlier-cleansed brdo area were incarcerated in "room 3". for the first few days, the detainees were denied food as well as being subjected to beatings and abuse. on the day of the massacre, a large number of serb soldiers arrived in the camp, wearing military uniforms and red berets. a machine-gun was placed in front of room 3. that night, bursts of shooting and moans could be heard coming from "room 3". a machine gun started firing. the next morning there was blood on the walls in "room 3". there were piles of bodies and wounded people. the guards opened the door and said: "look at these foolish dirty muslims – they have killed each other". the area outside "room 3" was covered with blood. a truck arrived and one man from "room 1" volunteered to assist with loading the bodies onto the truck. soon after, the truck with all the bodies left the compound. the volunteer from room 1 reported that there were 128 dead bodies on the truck. as the truck left, blood could be seen dripping from it. later that day, a fire engine arrived to clean room 3 and the surrounding area.