Statements by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Bucharest Emergency Clinical(...)

Statements by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu at the Ministry of Internal Affairs

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Marcel Ciolacu: Good evening! I will go to Floreasca Hospital because the injured with particular problems were transported there. The EU Civil Protection System has been activated.
We think four of the patients will more than certainly be transferred tonight to hospitals in Italy and Belgium.
We are trying to save as many lives as possible.
We will keep you informed, everything will be transparent. We contacted the families, also the Ministry of the Environment about the air quality in the area, and special telephone lines were established for residents in the area to call if they have certain medical problems.
Reporter: Apart from those in stable condition, will the others be transferred abroad in the coming days?
Marcel Ciolacu: Let's see their condition following surgeries, first of all the injured have to be stabilized.

Statements by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu at the Bucharest Emergency Clinical Hospital

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Marcel Ciolacu: Good evening! We focus on saving as many lives as possible. The European mechanism has been activated, no patient has left yet. Four patients have been operated here, at the Floreasca Hospital. I will now go with the minister to the Bagdasar Arseni Hospital where some of the injured were transported. The doctor will give you further details on the present condition of the patients.
Reporter: I have a question for you: I understood that the owner of the LPG station was a PSD member. Do you know something? Do you know him?
Marcel Ciolacu: I learnt that he is the son of a mayor. If you think that as the party president, I know what the offspring of the mayors or of the members are doing or which members own LPG station, you are wrong.

Statements by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu at the Ministry of Internal Affairs

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Marcel Ciolacu: Whoever is found guilty will be sanctioned according to the law, regardless of who we are talking about at this moment.
Cătălin Predoiu: I would also like to thank all the firefighters, gendarmes, police officers who intervened in this event. These people effectively risk their lives for their fellows with every action. I thank them again and we will make sure they have everything they need.
Marcel Ciolacu: You are younger, we remember the Mihăilești accident, and if the cordon had not been formed and the people could freely move around that area, as it was back then, today, we would have faced an indescribable situation. Whoever organized the perimeter there and took care of it did a great job. In fact, lives were saved. Thanks a lot!