Three killed in Bucharest after explosion at apartment block


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  • Friday, 17 Oct 2025

Firefighters and first aid responders remove a person on a stretcher, from the site of an explosion at an apartment block, in Bucharest, Romania, October 17, 2025. Inquam Photos/Tudor Pana via REUTERS

(Reuters) -An explosion at an eight-storey apartment block in Romania's capital Bucharest collapsed floors, killing three people and injuring 14 on Friday, local media reported.

The blast broke windows at a nearby high school, news website Hotnews.ro reported.

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