- An explosion on a residential street in Rome injured three people and led to the evacuation of dozens of residents.
- The blast, which occurred on Sunday afternoon in Piana del Sole, tore through three apartment buildings and affected five in total.
- It is believed the explosion was caused by the detonation of two gas cylinders buried in a property's rear garden.
- An 84-year-old man and an 86-year-old woman, Michele and Chiara De Bari, sustained 20 per cent burns and are in critical condition, alongside a 24-year-old man also hospitalised.
- Rome's Mayor Roberto Gualtieri confirmed one building was completely destroyed and others were damaged, with firefighters investigating the exact cause.
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Three rushed to hospital after gas explosion tears through apartments in Rome
