BREAKING NEWS – UPDATE: Authorities react to major blast near Crevedia

The authorities have activated code red protocols for one-scene interventions

Vlad Palcu, 26.08.2023, 23:16

We need
to ensure chain of command at the level of the Interior Ministry to keep the developments
in check. We are also considering the activation of the EU Civil Protection
Mechanism. Our priority is to stabilize the patients, Romania’s Prime Minister
Marcel Ciolacu told a private TV station on Saturday evening in the wake of the
series of blasts at a filling station near Crevedia which killed one person and
injured another 30.

Earlier on
Saturday, Health Minister Alexandru Rafila said he is examining the possibility
of transferring patients who suffered critical burns to burn units abroad, in
case the capacity of related wards in Bucharest is exceeded. According to Interior Ministry sources, aicraft are on standby to ensure the transfer of these patients abroad.

Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis has also reacted, expressing his deep regret for the tragedy,
insisting that the number one priority right now is to provide assistance to everyone
affected. The head of state has also called for a special inquiry.

A
special crisis room was set up at the level of the Interior Ministry, which
will coordinate on-site interventions as well as the transport of patients in
cooperation with the relevant state institutions.