Death toll from Bucharest nightclub fire reaches 53
Death toll from Bucharest nightclub fire reaches 53
România Internațional, 12.11.2015, 08:30
Two victims of the Colectiv nightclub fire died at Floreasca Emergency Hospital this morning, taking the death toll to 53.
On Wednesday evening, Alexandru Pascu, the bassist of Goodbye to Gravity, the heavy metal band that was holding a free concert in the Colectiv club when fire broke out, on October 30, died in a French hospital, where he had been transferred earlier in the day.
He is the fourth member of Goodbye to Gravity who died of injuries sustained in the fire. Guitarists Vlad Telea and Mihai Alexandru died in the club, while the band’s drummer, Bogdan Enache, died on November 8th, his condition having worsened while he was being transferred to a hospital in Switzerland.
The band’s lead singer,Andrei Galut, is currently being treated in a hospital in the Netherlands, where he underwent surgery.
Over 70 people, including 20 in critical condition, are still in hospital. 36 people have been transferred to hospitals in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Britain, Norway, Israel and Switzerland. All expenses related to transport and treatment are covered by the Romanian state.
A crisis group made up of specialist doctors has also been created to provide psychological counseling to the injured and the families of the victims. In another development, judges decided on Wednesday to release the former mayor of Bucharests sector 4 where the fire occurred. Cristian Popescu Piedone was arrested last Saturday on charges of abuse of power and intellectual forgery. The magistrates decision is final.
