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Huge explosion in centre of Rome injures multiple people as locals flee for safety
- On July 4, 2025, a major explosion at a fuel station located in the eastern part of Rome resulted in injuries to at least 30 people.
- The blasts began after a truck reportedly hit a gas pipeline at the station, causing a gas leak and initial fire before police and firefighters arrived.
- Emergency services, including ten firefighting teams, responded to the scene, where multiple chain explosions followed the first blast, spreading fire to a nearby depot and damaging several buildings.
- Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri said about 20 people suffered slight injuries including eight police officers and one firefighter, while Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the explosion as “really powerful.”
- Authorities continue firefighting efforts and investigate the cause, while evacuations and subway closures remain in place, highlighting ongoing risk and disruption in the area.
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Many people have been injured in an explosion at a gas station in the Italian capital of Rome.
The video of the exact moment of the explosion at the gpd Agip distributor in Via dei Gordiani, in the Prenestino district of Rome. A scary explosion...
ROMA.- At least 27 people were injured this Friday by the explosion at a service station in Rome, Italy. The episode was recorded in videos showing giant smoke columns and large flames after the explosion.According to what the mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, told the press, most of the wounded did not show serious pictures. Among them there were nine members of the security forces, according to the newspaper Corriere della Sera. Gualtieri added that t…
Video footage shows a fireball in the sky, even at the other end of the city broken windows: A massive explosion at a gas station occurred in Rome. After the police arrived, a second detonation followed.
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