BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The latest news after the fire at a nightclub in the Romanian capital on Friday evening that killed more than 30 people. All times local.
4:25 p.m.
A hero of a Bucharest nightclub fire that killed at least 32 people has been buried, drawing hundreds of weeping mourners to the popular photographer and blogger’s funeral, including the patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church who had to enter the church by the back gate.
Claudiu Petre, a kind-hearted and bearded rocker, returned to the blaze in the Colectiv nightclub on Friday night to rescue a woman and then went back into the inferno in the basement club. He was never seen alive again.
Colleagues and friends on Tuesday recalled his final moments, as they bade farewell to Petre, who President Klaus Iohannis decorated posthumously for his “bravery, altruism and dedication” in a memorial service lasting more than two hours.
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11:05 a.m.
The inspectorate for emergency situations has appealed to the public to let it know about buildings where fire regulations are not respected.
In a statement Tuesday morning, authorities in the Romanian capital said they wanted the “support of all citizens” in identifying potentially dangerous venues in Bucharest and the suburbs. The appeal came after a fire in a Bucharest nightclub in which more than 30 people died and about 130 remain hospitalized.
“The support is necessary to have a climate of security for citizens,” the statement said.
Fire regulations can be lax in Romanian clubs and restaurants. One club said Monday it was unsafe and was closing down, and two others said they would close temporarily to upgrade fire security measures
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10:10 a.m.
Medical authorities say a 28-year-old woman has died of injuries she sustained during a fire at a Bucharest nightclub, raising the death toll to 32.
Gheorghe Popescu, Manager of the St. Pantelimon hospital, said the Andreea Chiriac, who had burns to about 50 percent of her body, died Tuesday morning at the hospital. She was one of five patients in a serious or critical condition at the hospital.
Some 130 people remain hospitalized, of whom about 90 people are in critical or serious condition after fire engulfed the Colectiv nightclub in Bucharest on Friday evening during a heavy-metal rock concert. Witnesses say a spark during a pyrotechnics show ignited foam decor in the basement club.
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