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ROME, July 4 (Xinhua) — The death toll from a powerful explosion at a gas station in eastern Rome, Italy, on Friday morning has risen to 45, according to the latest reports in Italian media.
According to the Italian news agency ANSA, among the injured were 12 police officers, six firefighters and three rescue workers who arrived at the scene after the first explosion of lesser power, which was followed by repeated detonations.
Two people are in critical condition and are currently on life support, while six others have been assigned a “code red” status, the highest level of emergency medical care in the Italian health system.
An explosion rocked a petrol station on Via dei Gordiani in the Prenestino district. According to the preliminary version of the local fire service, it could have been caused by a fuel pump disconnecting from a fuel tanker. The authorities are continuing to investigate the incident. –0–