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| Tanker truck explodes after collision with lorry near Bologna airport | Tanker truck explodes after collision with lorry near Bologna airport |
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| At least two people have been killed and more than 60 others injured after two trucks collided on a motorway near Bologna airport in northern Italy. | At least two people have been killed and more than 60 others injured after two trucks collided on a motorway near Bologna airport in northern Italy. |
| A lorry carrying cars collided on a bridge with a tanker lorry containing flammable materials, local reports said. | A lorry carrying cars collided on a bridge with a tanker lorry containing flammable materials, local reports said. |
| The blast, which engulfed the area with flames and black smoke and caused a bridge to partially collapse, occurred near Borgo Panigale to the west of the city, the Italian fire service tweeted. | The blast, which engulfed the area with flames and black smoke and caused a bridge to partially collapse, occurred near Borgo Panigale to the west of the city, the Italian fire service tweeted. |
| #BorgoPanigale #6ago 15.00, squadre #vigilidelfuoco al lavoro: inviate sul posto sezioni operative, nucleo #usar e #cinofili. In corso la ricognizione aerea elicottero reparto volo di Bologna pic.twitter.com/TtPdGSFWz1 | #BorgoPanigale #6ago 15.00, squadre #vigilidelfuoco al lavoro: inviate sul posto sezioni operative, nucleo #usar e #cinofili. In corso la ricognizione aerea elicottero reparto volo di Bologna pic.twitter.com/TtPdGSFWz1 |
| Italian media reported that many of the injured were hit by debris and glass after the explosion. | Italian media reported that many of the injured were hit by debris and glass after the explosion. |
| Firefighters have since extinguished the blaze, a spokesman said, adding that efforts were under way to ascertain the cause of the explosion and the number of victims. | Firefighters have since extinguished the blaze, a spokesman said, adding that efforts were under way to ascertain the cause of the explosion and the number of victims. |
| A video published on Twitter by the fire service showed a huge column of black smoke billowing from the wreckage of the truck on the city’s ring road. | A video published on Twitter by the fire service showed a huge column of black smoke billowing from the wreckage of the truck on the city’s ring road. |
| #6ago 14:00, esplosione di un’autocisterna sul raccordo #Casalecchio #A14 nei pressi di #BorgoPanigale: squadre sul posto, intervento in corso pic.twitter.com/PmRIBgzMWN | #6ago 14:00, esplosione di un’autocisterna sul raccordo #Casalecchio #A14 nei pressi di #BorgoPanigale: squadre sul posto, intervento in corso pic.twitter.com/PmRIBgzMWN |
| Images released earlier by the fire service showed burning cars in an adjacent car park. | Images released earlier by the fire service showed burning cars in an adjacent car park. |
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