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Explosion Rips Through Bucharest Apartment Building, Killing 3 and Injuring at Least 13

Authorities cut the local gas supply pending an investigation into the cause.

The most likely cause of the explosion is gas, according to rescue services
Bystanders look towards the site of an explosion at an apartment block, in Bucharest, Romania, October 17, 2025. Inquam Photos/Tudor Pana via REUTERS
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
A firefighter runs near the site of an explosion at an apartment block, in Bucharest, Romania, October 17, 2025. Inquam Photos/Tudor Pana via REUTERS

Overview

  • The blast struck the fifth and sixth floors of an eight-story building on Calea Rahovei in Sector 5, according to emergency officials.
  • Responders sent 11 fire engines and four mobile intensive care units and evacuated all residents to conduct searches.
  • Students and staff from a nearby school were moved out as a precaution, the city’s School Inspectorate said.
  • The Health Ministry reported victims with polytrauma and burns, including one person found dead under a concrete slab on the sixth floor.
  • Footage from responders showed mangled facades and blown-out windows, and authorities said a neighboring block suffered detached exterior elements.