Three people were injured as a result of an explosion that occurred on Wednesday after the accumulation of gas at the shipyard in Orshov.

According to representatives of ISU Mehedinti, the explosion was not accompanied by a fire.

• “According to the data we have, after the explosion that occurred at the Orshov shipyard, three people needed medical assistance.
• The explosion occurred as a result of the accumulation of gases and was not accompanied by a fire. The SMURD and the traffic police ambulance intervened. The SMURD ambulance took away the victim, who has burns on 70 percent of his body surface.
• Another victim was taken by the SAJ, and the third was taken to the hospital by construction site workers,” ISU Mehedinţi said, News.ro reports.

The injured were taken to the Orshov Police Station.

Later, ISU officials clarified that two of the victims suffered burns to approximately 70% of the body surface, and the third suffered a brain injury.