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Probe Underway After LPG Station Blast Injures 45 in Eastern Rome

Authorities sealed off the area to collect evidence after investigators pointed to a gas leak during a tanker refill as the likely cause

Les pompiers, les policiers et les équipes de secours interviennent sur le site d'une explosion dans une station-service à Rome, le 4 juillet 2025. Au moins dix personnes ont été blessées dans une explosion qui a été entendue dans toute la capitale italienne.
Rome: les images de l'énorme explosion d'une station-service, causant au moins 10 blessés
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Overview

  • The blast at an LPG service station in Rome’s Prenestino district on July 4 occurred during a tanker refill, with a suspected gas leak triggering two explosions heard across the city.
  • Emergency teams evacuated two nearby buildings and a children’s center before extinguishing fires that followed the detonations in densely populated eastern Rome.
  • Medical responders treated 45 people, including nine police officers and six firefighters, for mostly non-life-threatening injuries, while two burn victims remain in critical care.
  • The Rome prosecutor’s office and Vigili del Fuoco have sealed off the site to conduct a formal inquiry into the sequence and precise causes of the accident.
  • Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Mayor Roberto Gualtieri are coordinating rescue operations and have called for a review of LPG safety protocols in urban refueling stations.