MIHAILESTI, Romania, May 24 (UPI) -- A truck explosion Monday has killed at least 16 people in Romania, the BBC reported.
The truck, which was carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizer, overturned in a pre-dawn accident and exploded after fire and rescue workers had arrived at the scene, 43 miles south of Budapest in Mihailesti.
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Romania's Junior Health Minister Aurel Nechita said at least seven firefighters, two reporters and two police officers -- including the chief of the Mihailesti police -- were among the dead.
The number of injured was not immediately released.
An investigation into the cause of the crash was under way.
