Four killed, five injured in gas blast and fire at Romania construction site

Local media said workers hit the pipeline with a digger, causing the explosion

A gas explosion at a construction site in Romania killed four workers and injured five others, emergency authorities said (ISU Vrancea/AP)

A gas explosion at a road construction site in Romania killed four people and injured five others, emergency authorities said.

The blast happened at around 1am on Thursday near the eastern town of Calimanesti, the emergency office said in a statement.