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Chairman of Romania s National Environmental Guard (GNM) Octavian Berceanu said on Wednesday, at the Eco Burn waste cremation platform at Brazi, Prahova County, that over 500 tonnes of hazardous and non-hazardous waste, including medical waste, have recently gone up in flames, agerpres reports. This fire could cause substantial environmental damage, we have monitoring stations. We want to start an investigation to see what waste burned inside. It was hazardous and non-hazardous waste. When I say hazardous I mean paints, toners, oils; non-hazardous - various waste from hospitals, expired medicines, things they use and have expired in the hospital area and in the area of medicines and other waste. The incinerator is still burning and the whole structure is close to collapse, said Berceanu.