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At least 25 people have been killed after fire broke out at a nightclub in the Romanian capital Bucharest, according to government and health officials.
Romanian media said a large fire took hold at the Colectiv club on Friday night.
The death toll was confirmed by Interior Minister Gabriel Oprea and Health Secretary Raed Arafat.
Mr Arafat said another 88 people were injured and were now being treated.
Reports in some Romanian news outlets said fireworks may have been let off inside the club.
One witness told Reuters news agency that a pillar and the club's ceiling caught fire, and then there was an explosion and heavy smoke.
Up to 400 people may have been inside the club, which was hosting a rock concert.
"There was a stampede of people running out of the club," one man who escaped without shoes told Reuters.
Romania's President Klaus Iohannis wrote on his Facebook page that he was "deeply grieved by the tragic events that happened this evening in downtown."
He added: "It is a very sad day for all of us, for our nation and for me personally."
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Witnesses said a stampede had taken place
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Romanian media said a large fire took hold at the Colectiv club on Friday night.
The death toll was confirmed by Interior Minister Gabriel Oprea and Health Secretary Raed Arafat.
Mr Arafat said another 88 people were injured and were now being treated.
Reports in some Romanian news outlets said fireworks may have been let off inside the club.
One witness told Reuters news agency that a pillar and the club's ceiling caught fire, and then there was an explosion and heavy smoke.
Up to 400 people may have been inside the club, which was hosting a rock concert.
"There was a stampede of people running out of the club," one man who escaped without shoes told Reuters.
Romania's President Klaus Iohannis wrote on his Facebook page that he was "deeply grieved by the tragic events that happened this evening in downtown."
He added: "It is a very sad day for all of us, for our nation and for me personally."
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Witnesses said a stampede had taken place
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