{"id":36459,"date":"2025-07-04T15:56:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T15:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/gas-station-explosion-in-rome-injures-dozens-of-people-i-felt-my-skin-burning\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T15:56:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T15:56:41","slug":"gas-station-explosion-in-rome-injures-dozens-of-people-i-felt-my-skin-burning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/gas-station-explosion-in-rome-injures-dozens-of-people-i-felt-my-skin-burning\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas station explosion in Rome injures dozens of people: &#8220;I felt my skin burning&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A gas station explosion rocked a neighborhood in southeastern Rome on Friday, injuring at least 25, including 10 first responders, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The explosion was heard across the Italian capital shortly after 8 a.m. local time and sent a huge cloud of dark smoke and fire that was visible from across the city.<\/p>\n<p>Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri said that local police and firefighters rushed to the Prenestino neighborhood after receiving a report of a gas leak. Two explosions followed after they arrived, he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/04\/cbebee02-9ead-4af0-a72c-6f039a618291\/thumbnail\/620x413\/8d156c4a110f206c440ae3cc2c8fe8d8\/gettyimages-2222769940.jpg#\" alt=\"Explosion Rocks A Petrol Station In Rome \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/04\/cbebee02-9ead-4af0-a72c-6f039a618291\/thumbnail\/620x413\/8d156c4a110f206c440ae3cc2c8fe8d8\/gettyimages-2222769940.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/04\/cbebee02-9ead-4af0-a72c-6f039a618291\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/28407c28b893cd0c3a68c88609e63381\/gettyimages-2222769940.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Smoke rises from the site of the explosion at a petrol station in Via dei Gordiani, on July 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Antonio Masiello \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Local police immediately evacuated a sports center nearby, while other officers evacuated buildings on the other side of the gas station, avoiding a much more serious tragedy,&#8221; Gualtieri said.<\/p>\n<p>Elisabetta Accardo, Rome&#8217;s police spokeswoman, said that 16 residents were injured, including two who were in &#8220;severe conditions,&#8221; and were hospitalized at Rome&#8217;s Casilino hospital.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nine of the injured are from law enforcement corps \u2014 police and carabinieri \u2014 and one is a firefighter,&#8221; she said. &#8220;But luckily they are not in life-threatening conditions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fifteen firefighting teams were at the site trying to bring the fire under control.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/04\/82e972a3-0e4a-4ee8-a7d6-a6f55005fb63\/thumbnail\/620x414\/88d7a67ae7fbc600f8639ec7f6f7e1f1\/gettyimages-2222770169.jpg#\" alt=\"Explosion Rocks A Petrol Station In Rome \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/04\/82e972a3-0e4a-4ee8-a7d6-a6f55005fb63\/thumbnail\/620x414\/88d7a67ae7fbc600f8639ec7f6f7e1f1\/gettyimages-2222770169.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/04\/82e972a3-0e4a-4ee8-a7d6-a6f55005fb63\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/d7ea18aeb4b8953ac59ebd2016ccad68\/gettyimages-2222770169.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Firefighters work at the site of the explosion at a petrol station in Via dei Gordiani, on July 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Antonio Masiello \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Photographs and videos from the scene showed widespread devastation after the blast, including burnt-out vehicles and buildings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The explosion was really powerful. I felt my skin burning,&#8221; Michele Secu, a 23-year-old who worked at the now-destroyed sports center, told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>Massimo Bartoletti told local news outlet Roma Repubblica that the first explosion was a &#8220;classic fireball&#8221; and that the second one that followed was &#8220;hellish.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A fiery mushroom formed in the sky. It made the whole area shake. It looked like hell, everything was flying in the sky,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/04\/d392de10-aca2-49f5-967a-038cd083b1a6\/thumbnail\/620x400\/71ab44fca078c380a912b647c2a414eb\/gettyimages-2222789140.jpg#\" alt=\"Explosion at petrol station in Rome - several injured \" height=\"400\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/04\/d392de10-aca2-49f5-967a-038cd083b1a6\/thumbnail\/620x400\/71ab44fca078c380a912b647c2a414eb\/gettyimages-2222789140.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/04\/d392de10-aca2-49f5-967a-038cd083b1a6\/thumbnail\/1240x800\/4360009e9aec948d9ad0db3b81d8b186\/gettyimages-2222789140.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Following the explosion at a gas station in Rome, the fire department has closed the surrounding roads. Several people were injured.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Sabina Crisan\/picture alliance via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rome prosecutors have begun an investigation into the cause of the explosion, which could be related to a previous gas leak during the unloading phase of liquified petroleum gas at the station.<\/p>\n<p>The sports center near the gas station was evacuated swiftly by police following the first explosion.<\/p>\n<p>Balzani Fabio, head of the sports center, told AFP that around 60 children were due at the site for a summer camp and some 120 people were booked to use the swimming pool on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It would have been a massacre, a catastrophe,&#8221; Balzani told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Police said they checked the surrounding area for people who were injured or trapped in nearby buildings.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/04\/1ab39eda-4d1d-4d66-88e5-ecb1b17a16f6\/thumbnail\/620x414\/5958e84f1498879f39158ba4ffe5517b\/ap25185276216619.jpg#\" alt=\"Italy Explosion \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/04\/1ab39eda-4d1d-4d66-88e5-ecb1b17a16f6\/thumbnail\/620x414\/5958e84f1498879f39158ba4ffe5517b\/ap25185276216619.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/04\/1ab39eda-4d1d-4d66-88e5-ecb1b17a16f6\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/9a3dae9c89134be3626f22bbb8dcb5dc\/ap25185276216619.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Smoke rises after a gas station exploded on the outskirts of Rome, Friday, July 4, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Cecilia Fabiano\/LaPresse via AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Barbara Belardinelli said that she and her daughter were slightly injured when they heard the first explosion and left their home to investigate before the next explosion struck them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As soon as we heard the second explosion, we were also hit by a ball of fire. I thought that a car near us exploded, metal fragments were flying in the air,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We felt the fire on the skin, the arm of my daughter is still red, it was horrible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Other residents said the explosion was so loud and violent it struck nearby buildings &#8220;like an earthquake,&#8221; breaking windows and ripping off shutters.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV said that he was praying for those affected by the explosion, which happened &#8220;in the heart of my Diocese.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she was closely following the developments.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GiorgiaMeloni\/status\/1941041041185886219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">post on social media<\/a>, she wrote: &#8220;I express my closeness to all those who are injured &#8212; including law enforcement officers, firefighters and health workers &#8212; and I extend my heartfelt thanks to those involved in the rescue and safety 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