Coverage dated July 3, 2025

Gas station explosion in Rome injures dozens of people:

Headline from CBS News

The explosion was heard across the Italian capital shortly after 8 a.m. local time and sent a huge cloud of dark smoke and fire that was visible from across the city.

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Reports & sources

8 articles, oldest first.

  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    At least 25 people have been injured in a Rome gas station explosion (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A gas station explosion early Friday in southeastern Rome injured at least 25 people, including nine police officers and a firefighter, local authorities and rescuers said.

  2. CBS News

    Gas station explosion in Rome injures dozens of people: (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The explosion was heard across the Italian capital shortly after 8 a.m. local time and sent a huge cloud of dark smoke and fire that was visible from across the city.

  3. Breitbart News

    At Least 20 Injured in Rome Gas Station Explosion (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Gas station exploded early Friday in southeastern Rome, injuring at least 20 people, including eight police officers.

  4. Digital Journal

    Dozens hurt in fuel station blast heard across Rome (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    A huge explosion at a petrol station in a Rome suburb on Friday injured nearly 30 people, two of them seriously, and rattled windows across the Italian

  5. People

    29 People, Including 9 Police Officers, Injured in Rome Gas Station Explosion: 'Like a Bomb' (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    29 people, including nine police officers, have been injured in a huge explosion at a gas station in the Prenestino neighborhood of the Italian capital, Rome, according to authorities

  6. The Boston Globe

    At least 20 people injured after gas station explodes in Rome (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Rome prosecutors have started a probe into what caused the explosion.

  7. UPI

    45 injured in Rome gas station explosions (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    At least 45 people were injured by two accidental explosions at a Rome gas station at 8 a.m. local time on Friday.

  8. New York Post

    More than 20 injured in blast at Rome petrol station (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    More than 20 people, including eight police officers and a firefighter, were injured on Friday after an explosion at a gas station in the east of Rome, Italian authorities said.

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