00:00 Two explosions at a liquefied petroleum gas station in Kruvedia near Bucharest led to
00:20 the death of one person and injured 46 others.
00:23 The explosions were triggered by a fire at a fueling station in Romania.
00:26 After the first explosion, the fire spread to two tanks at a nearby house, causing evacuations
00:31 within a radius of 300 metres and a blockage of road traffic, according to the Agency for
00:36 Emergency Situations.
00:39 Some 25 fire engines took part in extinguishing the fire, IGSU said.
00:44 Four people were intubated after suffering severe burns, according to the health ministry.
00:48 A second explosion took place at the LPG station on Saturday evening, injuring 26 firefighters.
00:53 Deputy Interior Minister Raid Arafat, who is in charge of the Emergency Response Unit,
00:58 told reporters.
00:59 Arafat said that the fire had not been extinguished and more explosions could happen as a third
01:04 tank at the site posed a risk.
01:06 Arafat also said that residents of the area had been evacuated in a radius of 750 metres
01:12 around the station and that one LPG tank was still at risk of exploding.
01:17 Romania's Health Minister Alexandru Răfila confirmed to local media that one person had
01:22 died, several burned victims had been transported to hospitals in Bucearest for treatment, at
01:26 least one of whom suffered extensive injuries, he said.
01:31 Romania's President Claus Ioannis described the explosions as a tragedy and said he was
01:35 profoundly saddened by what had happened.
01:38 "An investigation must quickly be launched to see if rules were broken.
01:41 I ask the authorities to take urgent measures for the injured so that these tragedies won't
01:46 happen again," he wrote on Facebook.
01:50 A video on social media showed that the fire spread to an adjacent field and was steadily
01:54 engulfing a low layer of dry crops.
01:57 Several nearby houses and vehicles were damaged by the fire.
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