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| Bucharest nightclub fire: Romanian president suggests rules ignored | Bucharest nightclub fire: Romanian president suggests rules ignored |
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| Romania's president has said safety regulations seem to have been ignored in a Bucharest nightclub where a fire killed 27 people on Friday night. | Romania's president has said safety regulations seem to have been ignored in a Bucharest nightclub where a fire killed 27 people on Friday night. |
| Survivors say the fire started after a heavy metal band set off fireworks, causing the ceiling and a pillar to catch alight and producing heavy smoke. | Survivors say the fire started after a heavy metal band set off fireworks, causing the ceiling and a pillar to catch alight and producing heavy smoke. |
| A stampede for the exit followed. More than 140 people are being treated in hospital, some with severe burns. | A stampede for the exit followed. More than 140 people are being treated in hospital, some with severe burns. |
| Romania has declared three days of national mourning. | Romania has declared three days of national mourning. |
| "I am saddened, but also revolted that a tragedy of this scale could have taken place in Bucharest," President Klaus Iohannis said. | "I am saddened, but also revolted that a tragedy of this scale could have taken place in Bucharest," President Klaus Iohannis said. |
| "We already have indications that the legal regulations had not been respected," he said. | "We already have indications that the legal regulations had not been respected," he said. |
| "I hope that the authorities manage their inquiry with speed and rigour." | "I hope that the authorities manage their inquiry with speed and rigour." |
| The fire broke out at about 23:00 at the Colectiv club, which was hosting a free rock concert by the band Goodbye to Gravity. Up to 400 people are thought to have been inside. | The fire broke out at about 23:00 at the Colectiv club, which was hosting a free rock concert by the band Goodbye to Gravity. Up to 400 people are thought to have been inside. |
| Some people initially thought the fire was part of the show, survivors said. | Some people initially thought the fire was part of the show, survivors said. |
| Local journalist Sorin Bogdan told the BBC the club was in a converted former factory with two small exit doors, only one of which was possible to open initially. | Local journalist Sorin Bogdan told the BBC the club was in a converted former factory with two small exit doors, only one of which was possible to open initially. |
| A witness quoted by Romania's state news agency said terrified concert-goers had to break the second door down to escape. | A witness quoted by Romania's state news agency said terrified concert-goers had to break the second door down to escape. |
| "People were fainting, they were fainting because of the smoke. It was total chaos, people were trampled," witness Victor Ionescu told local television station Antena 3. | "People were fainting, they were fainting because of the smoke. It was total chaos, people were trampled," witness Victor Ionescu told local television station Antena 3. |
| Some 200 people suffered injuries, including from burns and smoke inhalation. Officials have warned that the death toll may rise. | Some 200 people suffered injuries, including from burns and smoke inhalation. Officials have warned that the death toll may rise. |
| Hundreds of people who responded to appeals for blood donations queued outside hospitals and blood banks on Saturday. | Hundreds of people who responded to appeals for blood donations queued outside hospitals and blood banks on Saturday. |
| Prime Minister Victor Ponta cut short a visit to Mexico to return to Bucharest. | Prime Minister Victor Ponta cut short a visit to Mexico to return to Bucharest. |
| It is not the first time pyrotechnics used in a nightclub have caused a deadly fire. | It is not the first time pyrotechnics used in a nightclub have caused a deadly fire. |
| Are you in the area? Did you witness the accident? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your story. | Are you in the area? Did you witness the accident? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your story. |
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