By — Carey Reed Carey Reed Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/27-dead-100-injured-fire-romanian-club Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter 27 dead, dozens injured after fire blazes through Romanian nightclub World Oct 31, 2015 1:42 PM EDT A fire in an underground nightclub in Romania on Friday night killed more than two dozen people and injured another 184 others, officials said. On Saturday, Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis laid flowers and lit a candle for the victims at the entrance of Bucharest’s Colectiv nightclub located in a converted factory, Reuters reported. At first, survivors told the Associated Press, a member of the heavy metal band Goodbye to Gravity that was giving a free concert there joked when the group’s pyrotechnic display went awry. Flames quickly engulfed the basement club and hundreds of young clubgoers stampeded toward the single available exit. Roughly 146 people remain in hospital. Some are in critical condition and being treated for burns, as well as smoke inhalation. The government called for three days of mourning, as well as a closer look into fire safety at area clubs. It is not uncommon to see indoor fireworks and shooting candles in restaurants and bars in Romania, but fire codes can be lax, the Associated Press reported. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Carey Reed Carey Reed Carey Reed assists in covering breaking and feature news for NewsHour Weekend's website. She also helps the NewsHour Weekend broadcast team in the production of the show. She is interested in the flourishing fields of data journalism and information visualization and recently graduated, with honors, from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. @careyereed
A fire in an underground nightclub in Romania on Friday night killed more than two dozen people and injured another 184 others, officials said. On Saturday, Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis laid flowers and lit a candle for the victims at the entrance of Bucharest’s Colectiv nightclub located in a converted factory, Reuters reported. At first, survivors told the Associated Press, a member of the heavy metal band Goodbye to Gravity that was giving a free concert there joked when the group’s pyrotechnic display went awry. Flames quickly engulfed the basement club and hundreds of young clubgoers stampeded toward the single available exit. Roughly 146 people remain in hospital. Some are in critical condition and being treated for burns, as well as smoke inhalation. The government called for three days of mourning, as well as a closer look into fire safety at area clubs. It is not uncommon to see indoor fireworks and shooting candles in restaurants and bars in Romania, but fire codes can be lax, the Associated Press reported. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now