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Explosion rocks major European capital as locals run for their lives
A huge fireball took over the skies in Rome, Italy, after an explosion at a petrol station this morning.
The city was rocked by a huge explosion that shook through the east of Rome, at around 8am this morning, and was heard through most of the Italian capital.
21 people have reportedly been left injured by the horror explosion in the Prenestino area, and emergency services are still at the scene.
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The number of injured people from this morning's blast has reportedly risen to 21.
Inital reports have suggested none of these people sustained serious injuries.
Goirgia Meloni has reportedly reached out to the Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, about the shocking blaze.
The Prime Minister has not shared a public message about the explosion yet.
Shocking footage filemd by a passerby caught the blast on camera.
The video appeared to show an object get shot out of the blaze while the local started to desperately run from the fire.
At least 10 people have been injured in the blast.
Eight police officers, a firefighter, and an emergency services operator have reportedly been left with injuries after the explosion, according to
At least one firefighter and several emergency service responders have been left injured after the shock blast.
According to inital local reports, firefighters were called to the scene after reports of a truck that had hit a pipeline. By the time they got to the area, there had been an explosion.
One of these firefighters was reportedly rushed to hospital. The blast also caused some damage to nearby buildings.
The petrol station explosion sent a huge cloud of black smoke into the sky over Rome.
The blast, in the eastern Prenestino district of Rome, was heard across the capital.
Plumes of smoke were also seen rising ovet the city early this morning.
One shocked resident shared their terrifying account of this morning's explosion, according to La Repubblica.
They said: "I woke up with a start, I heard a very loud explosion, it sounded like a bomb." Another local said: "All the windows shook, I thought it was an earthquake."
Locals immediately fled their homes and motorists bolted from the area after two explosions at the petrol station.
Witnesses reported the smell of gas before the first explosion. This was then followed by a second stromger shot into the air and a terrifying ball of fire.
The shocking petrol station has left three people injured.
A huge fireball was seen over the city after the explosion in the east of Rome.
