- An explosion at a hardware store in northeastern Romania injured at least 13 people.
- A mobile intensive care unit was dispatched to the scene in the town of Botosani.
- Four of the injured were in serious condition and 10 suffered various traumatic injuries and burns.
An explosion at a chain of hardware stores in northeastern Romania on Friday injured at least 13 people, four of them seriously, authorities said.
A mobile intensive care unit was sent to the scene in Botosani, Suceava county, emergency services said. Four of the injured are in a serious condition, two are intubated, while 10 are conscious but receiving treatment for “various traumatic injuries and burns.”
An emergency helicopter was called and two ambulances and two fire engines were dispatched to the scene to extinguish the blaze. Search and rescue operations are underway inside the store. It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion or whether the injured were customers or staff.
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Two of the seriously injured victims were taken to a hospital in the city of Iasi, about 68 miles to the south, while the other two would be airlifted to the capital, Bucharest, for faster medical treatment, the health ministry said.
Firefighters work at the scene of an explosion at a DIY chain store in Botosani, Romania, June 7, 2024. At least 13 people were injured in Friday’s explosion, authorities said. (Romanian Emergency Services – ISU Botosani via The Associated Press)
Some of the injured suffered burns over 10 to 15 percent of their upper bodies.
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Video footage released by emergency authorities showed the explosion ripping off part of the building’s facade, leaving air conditioning units scattered across a rubble-covered storefront area.
