MILAN – An explosion rocked the centre of Milan, in northern Italy, on Thursday, injuring at least four people and setting ablaze several vehicles.
Police were quoted as saying a van caught fire at via Pier Lombardo in the city’s Porta Romana, close to a train station.The online news outlet Ultimora.net said on Twitter that at least four people were injured. It also said the van was carrying oxygen cylinders when it caught fire, setting off “domino explosions”.
Mobile phone footage from the street showed several cars in flames, with plumes of black smoke rising from the wreckage.At least five cars and four mopeds were seen burning, the newspaper La Repubblica reported.More On This Topic