A pair of massive explosions at an unlicensed liquefied petroleum plant in Romania killed at least two people and injured 56 others — including 39 first responders.
The first blast rocked the town of Crevedia near the capital Bucharest, and forced authorities to evacuate nearby homes and shut down local traffic as flames spread to two fuel tanks, the BBC reported.
The second explosion sent a giant mushroom cloud high into the sky — and injured more than two dozen firefighters who responded to the scene, officials told the news outlet.
Two people — an unidentified couple — were killed while others, including several police officers, were listed in critical condition, some with severe burns.
“We think four of the patients will be transferred tonight to hospitals in Italy and Belgium,” Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu told reporters earlier Sunday.
A pair of explosions at a Romanian liquefied petroleum gas plant on Saturday killed at least two people and seriously injured 56 others, including 39 first responders. Government officials said the factory did not have a license to operate.via REUTERS
Two explosions at an unlicensed liquefied petroleum gas plant near Romania’s capital Bucharest on Saturday sent huge mushroom clouds into the air, killing two and forcing the evacuation of neighboring homes, officials said.BBC
Romanian Deputy Interior Minister Raed Arafat said the factory was not licensed to operate.
In a Facebook post, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis expressed his condolences.
“Currently, the zero priority is to provide those affected with all the necessary support and facilitate their access to emergency treatment,” he wrote. “Once the situation in the risk area is stabilized, an investigation must be launched quickly to find out whether laws and regulations have been violated.”
Officials in Crevedia near the Romanian capital Bucharest closed local traffic and evacuated nearby homes following a pair of deadly explosions that rocked an unlicensed liquefied petroleum plant on Saturday, authorities said. BBC
Officials said 39 first responders, including these firefighters, were seriously injured when two explosions rocked an unlicensed liquefied petroleum plant near the Romanian capital Bucharest on Saturday. The explosion killed at least two people.AP
“I ask the authorities to take immediate steps for those injured so that the tragedies of the past are not repeated,” added Iohannis.
Liquefied petroleum gas is a mixture of hydrocarbon gases popular in Eastern Europe as a cheaper, but highly flammable, alternative to gasoline and diesel fuel.
Authorities said an investigation was underway to find the cause of the deadly explosion.
With Postal wire
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