A survivor of the Bucharest nightclub fire describes the scene


Musician Alex Teodorescu was inside the Colectiv Club in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, when the fire broke out that killed 27 people and wounded scores more.

Bucharest nightclub fire eyewitness (1-1/4 minutes, in English)


UPDATE: The number who died has now risen to 31 and this number could double, according to medical officials with experience in treating burn victims.

UPDATE: A team of burn specialists has arrived from Israel to provide aid in treating the dozens who are being hospitalized with critical injuries, some of whom will need to have their charcoaled limbs amputated.

UPDATE: The government of Moldova has sent an ambulance, under military escort, with over 700 liters of blood for transfusions.

ALLAN CRUSE
02 NOV 2015