Nightclub fire death toll to rise as survivors badly injured

The number of deaths from a horrific nightclub fire and stampede in Romania is expected to rise significantly because so many of the injured have severe burns.

Three days of mourning have been declared for the victims as prime minister Victor Ponta cut short a visit to Mexico to return to Bucharest.

At least 29 people were killed, 180 people were injured in the blaze, and over 140 were still in hospital yesterday. Emergency situations official Raed Arafat told reporters it was possible the death toll could double.