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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 blast/IntMin Bode: Population never in danger

Minister of Interior Lucian Bode on Friday stated that it was due to the professionalism of the firemen that the tragedy at Petromidia did not turn into a catastrophe, underscoring that the population, the tourists were never in danger. "Due to the professionalism of the military firemen and the firemen of the refinery, this tragedy did not turn into a catastrophe.

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.

Constanta: German, British and Romanian Air Force - joint exercise of enhanced Air Policing

Chief of the German Air Force, Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Major General Viorel Pana, signed on Thursday, during a ceremony held at the 57th Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, the Declaration of Intent on the Development of Bilateral Relations in the aviation sector.

Pupil Mihai Banioti of Mircea cel Batran College - gold medal at International STEM Olympiad

Pupil Mihai Banioti, of the Mircea cel Batran National College (CNMB) in Constanta, has won the gold medal in the International STEM Olympiad, in the Math - Geo - Tech section, taking place online, significantly surpassing his competitors, the educational unit informed on Monday. Banioti, a 10th grade pupil, ranked first in the international competition with 99.445 points.

Barges with over 1,000 tons of waste brought from Bulgaria, detected in Port of Murfatlar

Two barges loaded with over a thousand tons of waste, brought from Bulgaria for a company from Bucharest, have been detected by the border police in southeastern Murfatlar Port, the goods being due to be returned to the sender, the Coast Guard informed on Wednesday in a press release.

EnviMin, regarding Eforie beach: We want a modern seaside, with biodiversity protection

The Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests, Tanczos Barna, declared on Friday, in Eforie (resort and town on the Black Sea's shore, ed.n), where the works for expanding the beach have begun, that the authorities want a modern resort, from a tourist point of view, which offers the possibility of carrying out economic activities in 21st century conditions while also following to protect biod

Waste container imported from Norway by company in Braila County, found by authorities in seaport

A waste container, arrived by ship in southeastern Constanta Port from Norway, was found by the authorities, and it will be returned to the sender, the Coast Guard informed on Friday. The waste container had been brought to our country for a company in (southeastern ) Braila County.

Containers with illegal waste, spotted in Constanta maritime port

Containers loaded with waste brought via ship from various countries were spotted by the border police of southeastern Constanta port, the waste being illegally imported into Romania by two companies registered in the county of Prahova and Bucharest Municipality, the Coast Guard informed on Thursday. The cargo were falsely declared as being used domestic goods.

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