There is an alert on Monday evening, October 27, in the center of Bucharest, after a man announced to 112 that he smelled gas. The Distrigaz teams confirmed for Digi24 that an accident occurred near the Capital City Hall, on Ion Câmpineanu street.
Update 20.12: Firefighters took measures for marking and partially restricting pedestrian access and completely for cars. The technical problem has been fixed, but the construction site will be open in the following days as well, Distrigaz said.
Original news: The street was blocked by law enforcement officers, and a fire crew is also on the scene. The supply was stopped and the Distrigaz teams were called to the scene.
“They have opened a work to fix this breakdown, but it will be a long-term issue, I mean the people in the area need to know that the site will be open for the next few days because they have to change something there, so this gas problem will continue
In fact, there have been many such calls to 112 in recent days. Like a shock wave, so to speak, after the explosion in Rahova. Many calls to both Distrigaz and the fire department. There are people who, when they smell gas, immediately call and ask for help from the authorities.
Not a day goes by without such reports of suspicious odors that are confirmed to be gas leaks in general at homes, blocks of flats or houses. In the last three-four days, the firemen say, the number of requests is much, much higher compared to what it was before the explosion in Rahova.
All fire departments in the country are equipped with devices to detect dangerous substances,” said Digi24 journalist Corina Matlinschi.
Stelian Bujduveanu, the interim general mayor of the Capital, told Digi24 that there is a breakdown in an underground pipe: “An hour ago, traffic was restricted in the Câmpineanu area, on Nicolae Bălcescu and Calea Victoriei. According to the information given to us by Distrigaz, there is a breakdown in an underground pipe. The asphalt is breaking and they are intervening.”
Regarding the increase in the number of complaints, Bujduveanu added: “The number of complaints has definitely increased. We urged the population, when they feel any kind of smell, to report even to 112, not necessarily to the gas operator. We don’t need to alarm the population.
These interventions, such as closing a street for 48 hours or an area of a street for interventions, whether we are talking about gas, water or sewer, are also frequent in any city in Romania and, especially, in the city of Bucharest, where there are the most consumers”.
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Editor : A.M.G.
