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UPI
04-07-2025
- UPI
45 injured in Rome gas station explosions
Firefighters of the Italian National Fire Brigade work at the site of an explosion at a petrol station in a Rome neighborhood on Friday morning. Photo by Angelo Carconi/EPA July 4 (UPI) -- Dozens of people were injured by two accidental explosions at a Rome gas station at 8 a.m. local time on Friday. A tanker truck struck a pipe while at the gas station, which caused a gas leak that led to an explosive chain reaction, the BBC reported. A relatively small blast triggered a larger blast several minutes later, which caused extensive damage in Rome's Prenestino neighborhood. At least 45 people, including 21 first responders, were injured as the explosion shook nearby buildings and shattered windows while creating a large fireball and black smoke. ❌#Roma, #esplosione in un distributore di carburante in via dei Gordiani, zona Casilino: coinvolto uno dei #vigilidelfuoco intervenuti. Squadre impegnate a spegnere le fiamme che stanno interessando il deposito giudiziario nella parte retrostante la stazione di rifornimento.... Vigili del Fuoco (@vigilidelfuoco) July 4, 2025 At least five have been hospitalized, including two men who are being treated for life-threatening injuries. A neighboring sports center and several other buildings also were badly damaged by the gas station explosions and fire. Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri inspected the devastation and told the media emergency teams prevented a "much more serious tragedy" by evacuating those inside nearby buildings after the initial explosion occurred. ❌#Roma, ricognizione dell'elicottero dei #vigilidelfuoco, Drago 162, sull'area dell'#esplosione in zona Casilino. Sotto controllo l'#incendio nei luoghi vicini il distributore carburante, operazioni di spegnimento in corso [#4luglio 11] Vigili del Fuoco (@vigilidelfuoco) July 4, 2025 Pope Leo XIV offered prayers for those affected by the tragedy, the Vatican News reported. "I pray for the people involved in the explosion at a gas station this morning in the Prenestino Labicano district in the heart of my diocese," Pope Leo said. "I continue to follow with concern the developments of this tragic incident."
The Guardian
30-06-2025
- Climate
- The Guardian
Europe swelters under heatwave
Tourists try to shelter from the blistering sun with umbrellas in Seville, southern Spain, on Sunday 29 June, during Europe's first major summer heatwave of 2025 Photograph: Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters A woman tries to cool off with water from a fountain in Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City. Southern Europe is facing extreme temperatures exceeding 40C Photograph: Angelo Carconi/EPA A woman uses a fan to shade her head as temperatures rise in Bournemouth on the south coast of England on Sunday. A second amber heat health alert in two weeks came into force on Friday in parts of England Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images A couple refresh themselves at a public drinking water fountain in Seville, southern Spain Photograph: Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters A staff member offers water to the audience at Snow Patrol's performance on the Other Stage at the Glastonbury festival in Somerset, England Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA Tourists cool off under clouds of water mist at the Plaza de la Reina during a heatwave in Valencia, Spain Photograph: Manuel Bruque/EPA A man cools off at a fountain in Barcelona, Spain. Several Spanish regions are on alert for exceptionally high temperatures Photograph: Toni Albir/EPA A woman fans herself while under an umbrella at Praça Luís de Camões, Lisbon, Portugal,as high temperatures hit the city Photograph: Horacio Villalobos/Corbis/Getty Images People refill their water bottles from a fountain in Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City Photograph: Angelo Carconi/EPA A woman fans herself near Praça Luís de Camões, Lisbon, Portugal Photograph: Horacio Villalobos/Corbis/Getty Images Tying to cool off in Rome, Italy Photograph: Angelo Carconi/EPA A tourist uses two umbrellas to protect herself from the sun in front of the Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona, Spain Photograph: Alejandro García/EPA A woman tries to shield herself from the sun with a fan near the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy. Italy's health ministry warned of soaring temperatures across the country, issuing a red alert for 21 cities at the weekend Photograph: Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images A girl cools down at a fountain in Rome, near the Vatican Photograph: Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images A woman swigs back juice during the first major heatwave of the summer in Seville, Spain Photograph: Cristina Quicler/AFP/Getty Images A man with a stroller walks past a street thermometer reading 44C during a heatwave in Sevilla, Spain, on 28 June Photograph: David Arjona/EPA
