Death Toll in Romania Nightclub Fire Rises

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Nine more people died with burn-related injuries on Saturday, just over a week after a fire broke out in a Bucharest nightclub, authorities said, bringing the death toll in the tragedy to 41. Many in Romania have blamed lax government safety standards for the deadly blaze. Prime Minister Victor Ponta and his Cabinet resigned Wednesday after mass protests. The district mayor where the nightclub is located was arrested, along with two town hall employees, for giving out a permit without it being authorized by firefighters, the anti-corruption prosecutors' office said Saturday. Mayor Cristian Popescu Piedone resigned on Wednesday, saying he was morally guilty for the fire. Multiple hospitals reported deaths Saturday from the Oct. 30 blaze, which erupted at the Colectiv basement nightclub during a heavy metal concert when a spark from a pyrotechnic show ignited foam decor. Panicked people fled for the sole exit in a stampede, leaving 180 injured.
Source: JEMS Patient Care - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Burns & Soft Tissue Trauma Mass Casualty Incidents General News Source Type: news