Two individuals have been killed, 9 are injured and 4 are lacking after an explosion at a gasoline storage facility owned by Italian vitality group Eni close to Florence, native authorities say.
The explosion occurred in Calenzano on the northern outskirts of the Tuscan capital in a loading space however didn’t have an effect on the location’s gasoline storage amenities, an ENI spokesman mentioned.
“All of Tuscany is united in grief for the tragedy that occurred immediately in Calenzano,” regional president Eugenio Giani wrote on social media.
Tutta la Toscana si stringe nel dolore per la tragedia avvenuta oggi a Calenzano. Ancora in corso le operazioni di soccorso e nei nostri ospedali.La situazione al momento:8 persone trasportate e ricoverate negli ospedali, 4 dispersi, 2 persone trovate senza vita. pic.twitter.com/KCNB8Iat5a— Eugenio Giani (@EugenioGiani) December 9, 2024
Firefighters mentioned the fireplace had been put out whereas Italy’s Civil Safety company urged the native inhabitants to keep away from the location and keep indoors.
The fireplace produced a thick column of smoke, seen from a distance.
Specialists from the Regional Setting Safety Company had been on web site to evaluate any potential environmental harm, together with on waterways, Giani mentioned.
