Two people were found burned to death in a home in Lespezi village, Gârleni commune (Bacău county), which caught fire on Thursday morning, Bacău emergency services (ISU) said, according to Agerpres / local pickups.

Three water-and-foam fire engines and a SMURD ambulance responded. The fire affected about 80 square metres of the dwelling.

“Unfortunately, two charred bodies were identified inside: a man about 72 years old and a woman about 59,” ISU Bacău spokesperson Ancuța Socaci said.

Firefighters said the likely cause was an open flame in enclosed spaces. The investigation into the exact circumstances continues.

Source consulted: Bacău: two people found burned in a Lespezi home fire — Agerpres.

Image: Romanian firefighters (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0).

Sources consulted: Bacău: two people found burned in a Lespezi home fire — Agerpres.