2 more teens die in Romanian club fire; death toll climbs to 50
BUCHAREST — Two Romanian teenagers injured in a deadly nightclub blaze in Bucharest have died in British hospitals, bringing the death toll to 50.
A woman face is lit by candles placed outside the Colectiv nightclub as she peers from behind the metal gate leading to the club in Bucharest, Romania on Nov 2, 2015. Photo: AP
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BUCHAREST — Two Romanian teenagers injured in a deadly nightclub blaze in Bucharest have died in British hospitals, bringing the death toll to 50.
Friend Elena Beatrice Gagos confirmed the death of Vladut Roberto Andy today (Nov 11) — his 19th birthday. Media reported he died in a hospital in Chelmsford.
The AD Xenopol high school in Bucharest said today on its Facebook page that student Elena Nitu, 18, had died in a hospital in Liverpool late yesterday.
Both teens had been transported by a NATO plane to Britain for treatment for burns sustained in the Oct 30 fire.
Authorities say that 51 people remain hospitalised in a serious or critical condition — 27 in foreign hospitals. Some 36 were flown abroad for treatment in the past week. AP
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