The film of the huge explosion from the Petromidia refinery.I was close to a catastrophe, the witnesses tell moments of horror: "I thought it was earthquake"

An explosion sends shock wave throughout the coast.Thousands of tourists look at the thick smoke that comes out of the Petromidia refinery.In the sky, there is a huge fungus of drowning smoke, which could be seen from 10 kilometers away.At the base of the fungus, the flames consume everything around them.

An explosion witness told the observer of horror moments.It was 500 meters from the refinery when the ground rocked.

Sandu Iordache, martor: Când am văzut explozia, toată lumea a început să fugă.It was very big chaos and panic, because we were afraid not to catch us too.It was a strong smell of gases there in the area and could not breathe.

The tourists on the coast looked at the huge smoke fungus

On the beaches around Năvodarului, tourists do not know how to react.The phones begin to ring after 15 minutes with the ro-allert warning: those who are in the perimeter, less than a kilometer of explosion, are urged to leave.

The call to 112 comes at 12 o'clock.16.The first rescuers reach Petromidia in 8 minutes.The red intervention plan is activated.On a front is a difficult fight with the flames.The other, the rescuers are struggling to evacuate the victims.An employee had no chance: he was found dead.Five other people are put out on the tar and transported to the hospital as a matter of urgency.

Dozens of firefighters came to the Midia fireplace

Almost two hours after the fire, over 50 firefighters with 8 special vehicles and a truck with 2.000 liters of extinguishing substance manage to control the fire.The danger is still big.

Tanczos Barna, ministrul Mediului: Situaţia este gravă.Access is restricted, limited, there is still an explosion danger.

Adrian Obreja, reporter Observator: Pe poarta rafinăriei de aici, de la Petromidia, au intrat şi au ieşit până acum foarte multe ambulanţe, autospeciale medicale SMURD, dar şi maşini de pompieri.At this time, the fire is not liquidated, because instead of the explosion there are very high heat releases and firefighters try to control those temperatures.At the same time, the help of firefighters from neighboring counties was also requested.I am referring here to Braila, Tulcea or Călăraşi, to see come with foam vehicles.

After almost two hours of silence, the KazmunayGaz group, which controls Petromidia through Rompetrol, comes out with the first explanation: the incident took place at the oil-motorine hydrorage installation, and the refinery activity was stopped.

Angajată: Eu eram în clădire.Initially, I thought it was an earthquake, after which rescue, firefighters.

Where the explosion from the Petromidia refinery took place

The installation that has been bubble is used to obtain a high quality diesel.The hydrarafination process takes place at temperatures between 350 - 4000 ºC and pressures between 40 and 60 bar.All installations have monitoring tools.But the accumulation of pressure passed unobserved.

Felix Crudu, director Rompetrol: A fost o conductă care s-a fisurat, nu cunoaștem detalii, a apărut flacără.It's not a human error for sure, we will investigate and see, a equipment that gave up.

The breath generated three more foci.In order to reduce the risk of the explosion, the pressure was redirected to the facial installation.The fire that comes out of the three cannons is savior.

Lucian Bode, ministrul Afacerilor Interne: Datorită profesionalismului pompierilor, această tragedie nu s-a transformat într-o catastrofă.

And the wind that beat away from the beaches and city proved to be a savior.Meteorologists have announced that people on the coast are not in danger, the direction of smoke is in the opposite direction, towards the sea.

After almost three hours the firefighters manage to extinguish the fire.A criminal case was opened to determine how the explosion occurred.At least a period, the 150 employees of the refinery will remain at home.

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