26 have been confirmed dead and 154 injured after the blast at the
Colectiv Club,on Friday night. Deputy Interior Minister Raed Arafat said
the death toll may still climb at the club, as 88 people are treated in
hospital. The venue was hosting a rock concert for Halloween attended
by up to 400, when the chaos broke out,Daily Mail reports..
The
fire was believed to have started after fireworks burned through
scaffolding. According to reports, clubgoers initially thought the
flames were part of the show and did not immediately react.
Victor
Ionescu, who was at the club with his girlfriend, told Antena 3 TV that
'people were fainting, they were fainting from the smoke. It was total
chaos, people were trampling on each other.'
A young man filmed by Antena 3 said that flames engulfed clubgoers, burning their skin and hair.
Although it has not been confirmed what caused the fire, a local TV
station reported that the explosion may have been caused by fireworks.
A
witness told local station Realitatea TV one of the fireworks exploded
and burned scaffolding that supported the pyrotechnic material.The
scaffolding fell on people who were inside the club and victims claimed
the ceiling collapsed.
Victims have reportedly suffered severe burns and others were being resuscitated on the pavement outside of the venue.
A man who escaped without shoes said: 'There was a stampede of people running out of the club.'
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