The powerful explosion in Krevedia – the second major deflagration that occurred at the gas station and injured dozens of people – was visible even from the capital. A HotNews.ro reader sent us pictures taken from sector 6, from a distance of almost 22 kilometers as the crow flies from the outbreak site.

Image from the Capital during the explosion in KrevediaPhoto: HotNews reader

Images sent by a HotNews.ro reader show how the moment of the explosion lights up the entire sky and is clearly visible from Bucharest.

The pictures were taken from Moinesti street in the capital, in the Militari district, sector 6. The distance from the video camera to the place of the explosion is 22 kilometers as the crow flies.

Several powerful explosions occurred on Saturday at a gas station in the town of Krevedia, Dambovitsa County, followed by a fire. Several people were injured with severe burns, and at least one person died. The population in the area was evacuated, and traffic on DN 1A was completely blocked.

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