Romania declares national mourning after deadly nightclub fire

Women light candles by scene of Romanian nightclub fire
(Image credit: Andrei Pungovschi/AFP/Getty Images)

Romania's government declared a three-day national mourning period after a fire in a Romanian nightclub killed at least 27 people and injured 184 during a rock concert late Friday in the nation's capital, Reuters reports.

The death toll may rise, and 146 people are still hospitalized, said Raed Arafat, Romania's deputy interior minister.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.