CHISINAU, Aug 27 Firefighters localized the fire at a gas station in the city Crevedia in Romania, the threat of the spread of fire has been eliminated, the press service of the county emergency inspectorate said.
Four explosions occurred at a gas station on Saturday in the city of Crevedia, Dymbovitsa county, which is located 13 kilometers from the capital of Romania, Bucharest. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, one person died, 46 were injured, some of the victims will be sent to Italy and Belgium.
«At the moment, the fire is localized, so the danger of the fire spreading to the surrounding areas has been eliminated. Operational teams are taking measures to eliminate the last outbreaks,» the press service of the Dymbovitsy Inspectorate for Emergency Situations told reporters.
The first explosion occurred at a gas station in the city of Crevedia around 19.30 (coincides with Moscow time). Traffic has been suspended. Despite the efforts of firefighters, the fire spread to the second gas tank, at about 21.00 there was a second explosion, later two more. Rescuers evacuated more than 3 thousand people from the danger zone with a radius of 700 meters. An anti-crisis headquarters has been created, Interior Minister Catalin Predoiu and Prime Minister Marcel Colaku are present at the site of the emergency.