A massive fire broke out at a building in the center of the capital, with firefighters battling for more than an hour to put out the blaze.

The fire broke out in a building in Bucharest and firefighters intervened to extinguish the blaze. Two families managed to evacuate themselves, both adults and children. Firefighters are having difficulty entering the building due to dense smoke. Firefighting is still ongoing and a significant area of the building has been affected.