A fire at a Bucharest nightclub has killed at least 25 people and injured over 80 more, local media reports.
Romanian news channel Digi24 reports that pyrotechnics inside the Colectiv nightclub in Bucharest city centre started a fire, which spread quickly in the small room.
Romanian Interior Minister Gabriel Oprea said 25 people were killed in the fire, and over 80 were injured.
The injured have been taken to local hospitals, and Oprea added that the government has established a crisis unit to respond to the fire.
Over 500 people were in the club for an album launch party at the time of the fire.
The Facebook event page for the party describes the "customized light show and pyrotechnic effects" that had been prepared.
More to follow.
