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  ZalăuLocation of Zalău within Romania | |
| Date | September 14, 2007 (2007-09-14) |
|---|---|
| Time | 7:30 EEST (4:30 UTC) |
| Location | Zalău, Sălaj County, Romania |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 15 |
The Zalău explosion occurred on September 14, 2007 in a block of flats in Zalău, Romania as the result of a gas leak. Two people died and fifteen were injured in the explosion. The structure was severely affected and the block of flats E24 was demolished in October 2007. A total of 19 families were affected by the deflagration. They had been petitioning local natural gas distributor E.ON Gaz for two years before the explosion as a strong smell of gas could be sensed both inside and outside the block of flats. The gas network system had been eight years overdue before the explosion.
On September 19, 2007, hundreds of people participated in the funeral of those who died in the explosion. Because E.ON Gaz did not provide support to the affected families, they protested in front of the headquarters of the company in Târgu Mureș on September 14, 2009. In December 2010, six persons were sentenced to prison in connection with the explosion, but in December 2011 their sentences were suspended. Compensations owed to individuals ranged from 67,000 to 222,000 lei. In March 2012, the former owners started to rebuild the block of flats.
References
- România Liberă, Explozie devastatoare la Zalau: 2 morti, 15 raniti
- Blocul din Zalău avariat de explozie este demolat astăzi
- Explosion in Romania on Saturday, 15 September, 2007
- NEGLIJENŢĂ CRIMINALĂ. Zalău, 2007 - Sighet, 2012: două explozii identice. Putem sări în aer oricând
- Cele două victime ale exploziei din Zalău au fost înmormântate
- Locatarii blocului din Zalău distrus de o explozie în 2007 au protestat la sediul E.ON din Tg. Mureş
- Protest dupa doi ani de la explozia unui bloc din Zalau!
- Sase persoane condamnate in cazul unui bloc care a explodat in Zalau
- Supravieţuitorii exploziei blocului E 24 loviţi din nou: nimeni nu face puşcărie pentru morţii lor, iar despăgubirile au fost reduse drastic
- Blocul E24 este reconstruit
External links
- Explosion victims in Zalau to be compensated by E.ON
- Zalău: După 3 ani de la explozie, E.On contestă expertiza