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A heavy metal band's pyrotechnical show sparked a deadly fire Friday at a Bucharest nightclub, killing 27 people and injuring scores of the club's mostly youthful patrons, officials and witnesses said.
Interior Minister Gabriel Oprea initially said an explosion occurred at Colectiv club, located in a basement in a building in downtown Bucharest, a city of 3 million people, but authorities heading the rescue effort later said there had been a fire and no explosion.
Witnesses told Antena 3 TV that there were between 300 to 400 mostly young people at the club, housed in a former factory, and only one exit door when the metal band Goodbye to Gravity was performing and a pyrotechnical show went awry. The station reported that people panicked and rushed for the exit.
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The ministry said there were 60 ambulances and fire engines were sent to the scene and a mobile hospital had been set up outside. About 180 people were injured, with some 50 of them taken to the Floreasca emergency hospital, the ministry said.
http://www.wcvb.com/news/nightclub-explosion-kills-26-in-bucharest/36167966
Nightclub fire kills 27 in Bucharest
Cause is similar to Station nightclub fire in 2003
UPDATED 11:52 PM EDT Oct 30, 2015
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Government officials said that at least 88 people were also admitted to hospital after the blast at the Colectiv Club with 154 people injured in total.
[From article]
The blaze broke out at around 11pm last night at the Colectiv night club, where according to witnesses between 200 and 400 youngsters had gathered for a performance by rock group Goodbye to Gravity.
This morning the nation's president Klaus Iohannis said there were 'indications' that safety regulations were ignored at the club.
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More than 140 were hospitalised for burns, smoke inhalation and other injuries. Hospital sources said nine were in a critical condition.
The band's singer and bassist were said to be in a serious condition, it has emerged.
According to reports, clubgoers initially thought the flames were part of the show and did not immediately react. Fire regulations can be lax in Bucharest clubs and restaurants.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3297600/Romanian-nightclub-blast-leaves-25-dead-dozens-injured-officials.html
Shocking moment fireworks start deadly inferno at Bucharest heavy metal concert that left at least 27 dead in Halloween horror
The fire happened at the Colectiv Club in the Romanian capital Bucharest
Government officials said 27 people were killed and nearly 200 are injured
Fire believed to have started when fireworks were let off as part of a show
Romanian officials have today announced three days of national mourning
By Julian Robinson and Jennifer Newton for MailOnline
Published: 17:40 EST, 30 October 2015 | Updated: 12:45 EST, 31 October 2015
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