Update: One dead, three injured after explosion at prefabricated blocks factory in Bucharest
A woman lost her life and three people suffered severe burns after an explosion at a prefabricated blocks factory in Western Bucharest on Friday morning, August 30, the Emergency Situations Department – ISU Bucharest-Ilfov announced.
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A woman lost her life and three people suffered severe burns after an explosion at a prefabricated blocks factory in Western Bucharest on Friday morning, August 30, the Emergency Situations Department – ISU Bucharest-Ilfov announced.
One of the three injured had burns on 90% of his body and was taken to the Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest, the head of the Emergency Situations Department Raed Arafat said, according to Mediafax.
According to ISU Bucharest-Ilfov, the explosion occurred at a piece of equipment and was not followed by a fire.
Update: The blast apparently occurred at a boiler and it's not clear whether it was caused by a malfunction or human error. The boiler was thrown away over 100 meters from the building where it was located, according to Digi24.ro. The explosion also damaged the building's structure.
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