Bucharest nightclub: At least 27 killed and more than 150 injured after heavy metal band's firework show starts inferno and deadly stampede

Bucharest nightclub


At least 27 people have been killed and nearly 200 injured after a heavy metal band's firework show started an inferno and deadly stampede at a Bucharest nightclub.

Survivors spoke of the horror that unfolded when fireworks - set off during a pre-Halloween gig in the Romanian capital - sparked a blaze, followed by a stampede as terrified clubbers ran for the exit. The government declared three days of national mourning amid fears the death toll from the disaster could rise. More...

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