At least one person is dead and more than 70 are injured after an accident triggered a huge highway explosion in Bologna on Monday, according to Italian police.
#bologna ora
The explosion was caused when a tanker carrying liquid petroleum gas collided with an auto transport trailer, Italian news agency ANSA reported.
Forte #esplosione vicino #tangenziale e #Aeroporto #bologna
The fiery collision happened on an overpass bridge, which then partially collapsed, causing the fire to spread to a parking lot below the structure.
Esplosione ora a #Bologna
Videos of the fireball erupting in the air were posted to social media.
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The highway patrol division of Italy's national police force, the Polizia di Stato, uploaded videos of the devastating damage done to the roads.
#bologna #BORGOPANIGALE Sul posto la #PoliziaStradale sta predisponendo modifiche alla viabilità perché il tratto è chiuso. Si sconsiglia di avvicinarsi alla zona https://t.co/BhYKiRVy4u
The affected area of the highway (or, more accurately, what remains of it) has been closed in both directions.
Chiuso raccordo autostradale tra Bologna Casalecchio e il bivio con la A14 Bologna-Taranto, in entrambe le direzioni, a causa di un incidente al km 3 che ha visto coinvolta un' autocisterna. Chiuso anche il relativo tratto tangeziale In corso rilievi #poliziastradale @StradeAnas https://t.co/tUZBBBTM0H
Per Italian media reports, windows in buildings near the crash site shattered during the explosion.
#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 https://t.co/TtPdGSFWz1
Nearby Bologna Airport posted a message to Twitter confirming that it was not affected by the blaze and that flights had not been disrupted.
Huge #explosion on the #Bologna motorway, #Bologna airport is not involved, flights are running regularly
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