Fuel Retail Station

Crevedia LPG station

26 August 2023

Crevedia, Dâmbovița County, Romania

What happened

A fire and multiple explosions occurred during unauthorized LPG-transfer activity at a site whose operating license had been suspended. Two people ultimately died and 58 were injured, many of them firefighters caught by a later explosion; authorities evacuated an area of roughly 700–750 meters. Prosecutors said the company had continued operating the station illegally despite its formal closure.

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Evidence
Documented
Confidence
High
Infrastructure
Fuel Retail Station
Latitude
44.7500°
Longitude
25.9300°

Attribution

Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.

Sources

  1. Press release — Crevedia LPG-station explosionsRomanian Ministry of Internal Affairs · Incident reporting