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Wildfire in Iron Gates Natural Park burning on two sides of slope

The vegetation fire in the Iron Gates Natural Park is burning on two sides of a slope, the Mehedinti Emergency Management Inspectorate (ISU) informs. "Following the fly-over carried out by a helicopter requested in support, it was noticed that the fire is burning on two sides of the slope, in its upper part.

Wildfire bursts out in Iron Gates Natural Park

Firefighters of the Mehedinti Emergency Management Inspectorate (ISU) on Friday stepped in to put out a fire that broke out in dry vegetation and litter in a coniferous forest in Dubova - Tisovita area the Iron Gates Natural Park, Mehedinti County. According to ISU Mehedinti, first estimates show the fire covered about five to six hectares.

Most new COVID-19 cases in Romania reported by Prahova County, Bucharest; zero cases in 26 counties

Most of the newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Romania since the previous reporting were recorded in Bucharest City - 9 and the counties of Prahova - 8 Valcea, Cluj, Brasov, and Arges 3 each, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, reported on Sunday. No new cases were recorded in 26 counties.

67 COVID-19 patients in intensive care out of 400 hospitalisations

As many as 400 people with COVID-19 are hospitalised in Romania at specialist care facilities, out of whom 67 in intensive care, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, reported on Sunday. In Romania, 1,821 people confirmed with the novel coronavirus are in isolation at home and 705 are in institutional isolation.

Two COVID-19 deaths in Romania in last 24 hours

Another two Romanians infected with SARS-CoV-2 are reported dead in the last 24 hours, and one from December 2020 entered by the public health directorates at the request of the Ministry of Health, according to data released on Sunday by the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force. According to GCS, they are two men and one woman.

Romania's COVID-19 daily case count rises by 33; tests performed in last 24 hours: over 17,000

As many as 33 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Romania were recorded in the last 24 hours following over 17,000 tests nationwide, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, reported on Sunday. These are cases of patients that have not previously tested positive.

Supreme Court chair: Let us show society that we have a multitude of common goals in the judiciary

Chair of Romania's Supreme Court of Justice and Cassation Corina-Alina Corbu sent a message on Sunday, July 4, Justice Day, asking the judiciary to present to show society their common objectives, despite some inherent divergences that arise on certain topics.

Petromidia Refinery blast/Fire started at gasoline hydrofining installation; pipe probably cracked

Rompetrol Refinery Director General Felix Crudu-Tesloveanu said on Friday that the fire at Petromidia started at the gasoline hydrofining installation and the ensuing blast generated three more outbreaks, with the probable cause being a cracked pipe. He said that the fire broke out on a platform where there is various industrial equipment and where five people were working.

Petromidia Refinery blast /Two wounded with burns flown to Bucharest by helicopter

One of the injured in Friday's explosion at Petromidia who sustained burns on 45% of the body has been flown by a SMURD Constanta rescue helicopter to the Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest, and the SMURD Bucharest helicopter left for Constanta to take over a second injured, with burns on 25% of the body, senior emergency management official Raed Arafat said on Friday.

Petromidia Refinery Explosion/Missing employee found dead

The missing employee following the blast at Petromidia Refinery was found dead, Constanta County Prefect announced on Friday. The Dobrogea Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (ISU) had announced that six victims resulted in the blast, one of whom was missing. According to ISU Dobrogea spokesperson Anamaria Stocia, the victims were aged between 30 and 50.

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