Firefighters evacuated 30 people from a building in Zalău after the floor of an improvised structure on the ground floor collapsed

Thirty people, including eight minors, were evacuated as a precaution on Thursday evening from a residential building in the municipality of Zalău after the floor of an improvised structure set up on the ground floor and used as a kitchen collapsed. No casualties were reported, but the authorities restricted access to the affected areas and completely shut off the natural gas supply.

The incident occurred in one of the stairwells of a complex made up of seven attached apartment-building stairwells. Twenty-two adults and eight minors were evacuated, while two people requested assistance with accommodation for the night. No one required medical care.

Firefighters from the Zalău Detachment, medical crews, police officers and gendarmes, as well as representatives of the State Inspectorate for Construction, Delgaz Grid and Electrica, took part in the intervention. Firefighters checked the area to ensure that there were no injured or trapped people and took measures to prevent a fire. The operational group of the Sălaj County Emergency Situations Inspectorate was activated.

Depending on the results of the inspections and how the situation develops, the authorities will establish additional measures to protect the residents and the building.