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Explosion in Arezzo-Area Building Injures Three as Search and Rescue Continue

Emergency services mobilized under a mass‑casualty plan following a suspected LPG tank explosion.

Overview

  • Firefighters report a partial collapse of the two‑story building and say the ensuing fire has been extinguished.
  • Three people are injured, including an 80‑year‑old woman with severe burns who was airlifted to Foligno.
  • Search teams, including canine units, are combing the rubble, and no other people are reported missing at this time.
  • Regional health authorities activated the maxi‑emergency plan, deploying multiple ambulances and a Pegaso rescue helicopter.
  • Initial indications point to an LPG heating tank as the likely source of the blast, with the cause still under investigation.