At least 21 people were injured in an explosion at a gas station in Rome.

This morning at around 8 a.m. local time, an explosion occurred at a gas station in the eastern suburbs of Rome, Italy, injuring at least 21 people, including 8 police officers and 1 firefighter. According to local media reports, there were also medical personnel and pedestrians injured in the explosion. It is reported that firefighters arrived at the scene after receiving a report about a truck hitting a fuel pipeline, and the explosion occurred shortly after. The blast caused damage to nearby buildings, resulting in a warehouse nearby catching fire, and multiple cars inside a scrapyard experiencing chain explosions.