Categories: World

1 dead, 3 hurt in Romanian boarding school’s partial collapse

close Video

Fox News Flash top headlines for December 18

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com.

A boarding school building partially collapsed in central Romania on Monday, leaving one person dead and three injured, authorities said.

Emergency workers raced to find the four people under the rubble in the town of Odorheiu Secuiesc in Harghita county, according to the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations. The affected area was about 239 square yards.

FUEL DEPOT EXPLOSION KILLS 11, INJURES MORE THAN 80 IN GUINEA’S CAPITAL

Authorities said the four trapped by the collapse were brought out but one did not survive. “The fourth victim did not respond to resuscitation efforts,” they said.

There was no indication as to what caused the collapse.

Firefighters look for survivors in a collapsed section of a boarding school in Odorheiul Secuiesc, Romania, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (Romanian Emergency Services – ISU Harghita via AP)

Photos of the scene shared by emergency authorities showed a collapsed portion of an old building’s facade. Wooden beams and pillars were strewn amid rubble of bricks and mortar.

After the incident, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis offered his condolences to the family of the deceased and said the tragedy was “a stark reminder that school safety remains a critical priority.”

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

“The places where children spend most of their time must provide protection and be brought up to current safety standards,” he said in a post on Facebook. Iohannis urged for the cause of the collapse to be urgently determined and that those found responsible be punished.

Share

Recent Posts

Rubio demands answers with 2 more Americans reportedly held by Taliban

close Video Brit Hume: The withdrawal from Afghanistan encouraged dictators in Beijing and Moscow Fox…

6 hours ago

Missouri man sentenced in attempted White House attack with U-Haul truck

close Video U-Haul truck rams barrier near White House Sai Varshith Kandula was arrested and…

6 hours ago

Florida man arrested for allegedly calling for Trump assassination on Facebook; Secret Service investigating

close Video Florida man arrested for allegedly making violent social media threats against Trump Fox…

6 hours ago

Trump administration needs more planes to carry out deportations: report

close Video Primeros vuelos con deportados ¡Promesas hechas, promesas cumplidas! Están en marcha los vuelos…

6 hours ago

Up to 250,000 children born to illegal migrants in 2023: preliminary report

close Video Repealing birthright citizenship is an uphill battle, Gregg Jarrett explains Fox News legal…

6 hours ago

Kristi Noem sworn in as Department of Homeland Security secretary after bipartisan Senate vote

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was sworn in as Department of Homeland Security secretary by…

8 hours ago