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Widows Of Miners Killed In Romanian Coal Mine Blast To Get Jobs At National Coal Company

The widows of the five miners killed in a methane explosion Saturday at the coal mine in Uricani, southern Romania, will get jobs at the Natioanl Coal Company CNH, said Labor Minister Ioan Botis.

Three Injured In Apartment Building Blast In E Romania

Three people were injured Tuesday morning in an explosion, likely caused by a gas leak, in a four-storey apartment building in Bacau, eastern Romania.

Six Injured In Gas Pipe Blast In Sibiu, C Romania

Six people were injured Monday in a military base in Sibiu, central Romania, in a blast at a gas flow control panel and the victims, who suffered burns on arms and face, were taken to hospital.

Grenade Blast Lightly Injures US Soldier During Drill In E Romania

One US soldier at the Mihail Kogalniceanu airbase in eastern Romania was lightly injured during a drill at the Babadag range, and is currently hospitalized at the Constanta County Emergency Clinic.

Four Employees Injured In Blast In Romania’s Mechel Targoviste

Four employees of steel plant Mechel Targoviste, central Romania, were severely injured on Saturday in a blast and were taken to hospital in Bucharest.

Romanian Defense R&D Lab Blast Kills One

A blast occurred Monday at the Scientific and Defense Research Laboratory of the Romanian Ministry of Defense, killing one officer who was working there, the ministry said.

Romanian Mine Blast Victims’ Kin To Receive Financial Aid

The families of the 12 miners and rescuers who perished in the blasts occurring Saturday in Romanian mine Petrila, as well as the families of other victims of the same incident will receive financial aid ranging between 5,000 and 10,000 lei (EUR1 = RON3.8258).

Six Mine Blast Victims Released From Hospital In W Romania

The six miners hospitalized in the emergency hospital of western Romanian mining town Petrosani, after the blasts that occurred Saturday in the Petrila mine, were released Wednesday afternoon, as they were recovering well.

Petrila Mine Rescuers Bring Up Four Of Eight Bodies

Rescuers brought up the bodies of four of the eight Romanian miners who perished in the Petrila mine, Hunedoara county prefect Aurel Pricajan announced.

Professional Rescuers To Try To Bring Up Bodies Of Miners Killed In Blast Saturday

A team of professional mine rescuers arrived Monday at the Petrila mine, Hunedoara county, western Romania, where two blasts claimed the lives of twelve people Saturday, to try to bring out the bodies of eight miners killed in the first blast.

Twelve Dead In Powerful Blasts At W Romania Mine

Twelve miners died and other eleven were committed to hospital Saturday following two powerful blasts at a mine in Petrila, Hunedoara county, western Romania, Petrila mayor, Ilie Paducel, said Saturday.

Gas Leak Blast Injures Four Romanians In Italy

Four Romanians were injured, two of them in serious condition, in an explosion that occurred in an apartment in Italian town Latina, south of Rome.

Five Children In W Romania Hospitalized After Blast, Blaze

Five children in western Romanian locality Belint, Timis county, wound up in the hospital Thursday night, with sever burns, as the house they lived in blew up then caught fire because one of the children threw a bottle of fuel into the stove.

One Dies In Fuel Tank Blast C.Romania

One Romanian died in a fuel tank blast in Dambovita county, central Romania, officials said Wednesday.

Two Missing In Blast At Explosive Mkr Nitramonia Fagaras Feared Dead

The two people reported missing Tuesday afternoon following a blast at explosives maker Nitramonia Fagaras, central Romania, are feared dead, but investigators declined to make an official statement in this respect.

Leak In LPG-Loaded Tank Isolated, No Danger Of Explosion

Firefighters rushed Sunday morning to the railway station in Zam locality, in Romanian western county of Hunedoara, and prevented a powerful blast after liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) leaked from a tank car carrying 75,000 liters of LPG.

Two Dead In Blast At Chemical Plant, C Romania

Two people died in the blast that occurred Monday morning at the crematory within the chemical plant in Victoria, Brasov County, central Romania.

Blast Causes Romanian Fatality In Afghanistan

The Romanian Ministry of Defense announced that one Romanian soldier was killed and another one injured in Afghanistan.

Gas Blast Injures Seven In S Romania

Seven people were injured Wednesday night in a blast caused by an accumulation of gas in the Ocnita commune, in Romania’s southern county of Dambovita.

Blast At Bucharest’s „Lia Manoliu” Sports Complex, No Casualties

The powerful blast on Sunday morning at an athletics gym within the "Lia Manoliu" national sports complex was probably caused by malfunctions at the gas system, but there were no casualties, according to Catalin Eftene, spokesperson of Bucharest’s Inspectorate for Emergency Situations.

Blast In NW Romania Injures Three, Destroys Seven Apartments

Three people were injured and seven apartments destroyed in an explosion on Sunday night in an apartment building in Romania’s northwestern county of Satu Mare, caused by a build-up of gas.

Romania’s Transports Minister Blasts Bechtel Over Asphalt Works On Highway

Romania’s transports minister Ludovic Orban criticized American construction company Bechtel on Saturday, as the company failed to fulfill its contract obligations and has not so far executed any asphalt works on the first eight kilometers on Transylvania highway, said Orban, adding he expects solutions, not excuses.