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| Bucharest nightclub fire: 'At least 25 killed' | Bucharest nightclub fire: 'At least 25 killed' |
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| At least 25 people have been killed after fire broke out at a nightclub in the Romanian capital Bucharest, government officials say. | |
| Romanian media said a large fire took hold at the Colectiv club on Friday night, leading to a stampede for the exit. | |
| Health Secretary Raed Arafat said 145 people were being treated in hospital, the state news agency reported. | |
| Initial reports suggested fireworks may have been let off inside the club. | |
| Witnesses told local TV that the explosion came after a spark on a stage where a band was performing ignited some of the polystyrene decor. | |
| Another witness told Reuters news agency that a pillar and the club's ceiling caught fire, and then there was an explosion and heavy smoke. | |
| Up to 400 people may have been inside the club, which was hosting a rock concert. | |
| "There was a stampede of people running out of the club," one man who escaped without shoes told Reuters. | "There was a stampede of people running out of the club," one man who escaped without shoes told Reuters. |
| Romania's President Klaus Iohannis wrote on his Facebook page that he was "deeply grieved by the tragic events that happened this evening in downtown." | Romania's President Klaus Iohannis wrote on his Facebook page that he was "deeply grieved by the tragic events that happened this evening in downtown." |
| He added: "It is a very sad day for all of us, for our nation and for me personally." | He added: "It is a very sad day for all of us, for our nation and for me personally." |