Guesthouse Blaze in Romania Leaves 6 People Dead and Several Others Missing

Published on December 26, 2023

BUCHAREST, Romania—A massive fire at a guesthouse on Tuesday morning in Romania left six people dead, including at least one child, authorities said. Emergency intervention teams were deployed to the blaze in the village of Tohani in Prahova county, where 26 people were staying at the guesthouse, according to the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations. Initially the death toll was four. Before the emergency authorities confirmed the fourth and fifth fatality around noon, search and rescue teams were set up to find five missing persons. It wasn’t immediately clear if the additional two dead had been among those listed as missing....