Three injured in Rome explosion as homes rocked by horror blast
Three people have been left injured after an explosion at a petrol station in Rome.
Residents in the Italian capital were forced to flee their homes following the incident in the eastern Prenestino district on Friday morning. Emergency services remain at the scene.
The condition of those left injured is currently unknown. Witnesses reported the smell of gas before the first explosion.
This was then followed by a second shot into the air and a terrifying ball of fire.
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 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."
It comes just months after a Scottish dad died while on holiday in Rome following a suspected gas blast at his B&B.
Grant Paterson, from East Kilbride was fighting for his life following the horror explosion on Saturday, March 22.
The 54-year-old was said to be conscious when he was pulled from the rubble by mercy crews but suffered burns to 75 per cent of his body.
He was unable to recover from his injuries and died at Sant'Eugenio Hospital.
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