BUCHAREST, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Two explosions overnight at a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) station in southern Romania's Dambovita County caused one death and 57 injuries, the country's Interior Ministry said Sunday in a press release.
According to the release, the first explosion resulted in eight victims, of whom one died from a heart attack, with no burns or other injuries on his body, while the other 50 victims occurred in the second blast.
The ministry also pointed out that most of the wounded were their staff, including 39 firefighters, two policemen and two gendarmes.
According to the official Agerpres news agency, the local and surrounding counties and cities quickly dispatched more than 20 fire trucks and fire fighting robots soon after the explosions. The wounded were also quickly sent to nearby hospitals, and four wounded with serious burns were sent to Belgium and Italy for treatment by two planes arranged by the National Defense Ministry.
The exact cause of the explosions has yet to be known. Raed Arafat, head of the Department for Emergency Situations of the Interior Ministry, told media that preliminary investigations showed that the LPG station has no operating authorization. ■