BUCHAREST—One person died and 57 were injured after two explosions at a liquefied petroleum gas station in the Romanian town of Crevedia near the capital Bucharest on Saturday.
After the first explosion, the fire spread to two fuel tanks and a nearby house, leading authorities to evacuate everyone within a radius of 700 meters (0.4 miles), while traffic on the main road nearby was blocked, according to the government’s emergency response unit (IGSU).