At least 27 people were confirmed
dead and 180 injured on Saturday, October 31, following a fire sparked
by stage pyrotechnics at a nightclub in Bucharest, Romania
Three more people reportedly died of their injuries on Sunday, November 1, raising the death toll to 30.
Romanian authorities say more than 140 people are being treated in hospitals, and over half of them are in severe or critical condition.
There are fears that the death toll from the blaze is likely
to increase.
Witnesses who spoke to Reuters affirmed that fireworks display around the stage set nearby objects alight.
A pillar and the club’s ceiling caught fire, then there was an explosion and heavy smoke.
According to one witness who escaped without shoes: “There was a stampede of people running out of the club.”
Local media reports that there were about 300 to 400 people in the Colectiv club in the Romanian capital on Friday night.
However, some people remained unaccounted for on Saturday morning.
Officials say specialist doctors have arrived to Romania from overseas to help treat those injured in the fire.
Raed Arafat, an emergency situations official who spoke to Associated Press, said on Monday, November 2, that a handful of specialists have arrived from Israel and France to help treat the 140 people who were hospitalized after the fire Friday night.
Of those who were injured and admitted, 90 are said to be in a critical condition.
Arafat said some cases need frequent operations and their wounds need to be cared for.
He noted that even if burns patients initially survive their injuries, medical problems can continue long afterward as “they tend to evolve in a stable manner and then start collapsing.”
The Romanian government has said it will cover all patients’ medical costs.
The incident at Bucharest is not the first of its kind involving indoor fireworks, residents say there was a concert in a similar deserted factory hall, where two people were injured over a year ago.
The fire at Colectiv club in the Easterneuropean city of
Bucharest was reportedly started by some fireworks
display. Photo: AP
Three more people reportedly died of their injuries on Sunday, November 1, raising the death toll to 30.
Romanian authorities say more than 140 people are being treated in hospitals, and over half of them are in severe or critical condition.
to increase.
Witnesses who spoke to Reuters affirmed that fireworks display around the stage set nearby objects alight.
A pillar and the club’s ceiling caught fire, then there was an explosion and heavy smoke.
According to one witness who escaped without shoes: “There was a stampede of people running out of the club.”
Close to 200 hundred people were reportedly injured and
officials say 90 of them are in critical condition.
However, some people remained unaccounted for on Saturday morning.
Emergency services had a filled day trying to rescue
victims from the club, as many of the revelers were still
unaccounted for.
Raed Arafat, an emergency situations official who spoke to Associated Press, said on Monday, November 2, that a handful of specialists have arrived from Israel and France to help treat the 140 people who were hospitalized after the fire Friday night.
Of those who were injured and admitted, 90 are said to be in a critical condition.
A Romanian young woman looks aside as she voluntarily
donates blood for the victims of club. Photo: EPA
He noted that even if burns patients initially survive their injuries, medical problems can continue long afterward as “they tend to evolve in a stable manner and then start collapsing.”
The Romanian government has said it will cover all patients’ medical costs.
The incident at Bucharest is not the first of its kind involving indoor fireworks, residents say there was a concert in a similar deserted factory hall, where two people were injured over a year ago.
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