On Saturday evening, the 26th of August, at least two people were killed and 56 injured after two explosions at an LPG station in Romania near the capital Bucharest, reports BBC.
After the first blast, people within a 700-metre radius were evacuated and Raed Arafat, the deputy interior minister in charge of the emergency response unit, warned that there was a risk of another explosion. Later, a second explosion rocked the station and shook the suburb of Crevedia.
Large explosions at LPG station near Bucharest, Romania pic.twitter.com/g60Y0RpRg2
— Koustuv ?? ? (@srdmk01) August 27, 2023
Fires were contained by Sunday morning the 27th of August.
The cause of the explosions remains unknown.
The station had no authorization to operate, according to the deputy interior minister.
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis labeled the explosions a “tragedy” and expressed deep sorrow over the incident. He called for an
immediate investigation into potential rule violations, urging preventive measures against such tragedies.
Two deaths occurred, identified as a couple. Multiple individuals with severe burns, including 39 firefighters responding after the initial explosion, are in critical condition.
Read also: Moscow confirms Prigozhin’s death