The violent fire in Miercurea Ciuc left more than 200 people homeless. On Thursday evening, 20 wooden houses burned on an area of 1000 square meters. People have been placed at a local gym and the County Committee for Emergency Situations will meet on Friday.
The fire broke out on Thursday evening in a community in Șumuleu, Miercurea Ciuc. According to ISU, 20 wooden houses on an area of 1,000 square meters were affected by the flames.
The fire was extinguished around 1:30 a.m. Some of those affected sought shelter from relatives or neighbors overnight, and another 230 people were placed in a gym in Miercurea Ciuc, where they were provided with food, water and hot tea. , Mattresses, blankets, clothes, with the support of the local authorities, the army and by mobilizing the population.
“They were provided with food, water, hot tea, mattresses, blankets and clothing, with the support of local authorities, the army and exemplary community mobilization. The county Committee for Emergency Situations meeting was called on Friday morning at 10 am,” said the representatives of the Emergency Situations Authority (ISU) Harghita.
Hundreds of people, including several children, fled their homes for fear of flames. People tried to save their belongings threatened by fire.
