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- Gas station explodes in Rome, injuring at least 9 first responders</p>
<p>July 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM</p>
<p>1 / 4Italy ExplosionSmoke rises after a gas station exploded on the outskirts of Rome, Friday, July 4, 2025. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)</p>
<p>ROME (AP) — A gas station exploded early on Friday in southeastern Rome, injuring at least nine people including eight police officers and a firefighter, police and rescuers said.</p>
<p>The explosion was heard across the Italian capital shortly after 8 a.m., sending up a huge cloud of dark smoke and fire visible from several areas of the city.</p>
<p>Elisabetta Accardo, a spokesperson for the Roman police, said that eight police officers were injured after arriving for rescue operations.</p>
<p>"There were a few chain explosions after the first one," Accardo told Italian state broadcaster RAI. "All the policemen injured suffered burns, but they are not in danger of life."</p>
<p>Fire department spokesperson Luca Cari said one firefighter was also injured in the explosion, but "not seriously." Ten teams were at work on the site, he added.</p>
<p>Police said they were checking the whole surrounding area for people who were injured or trapped in nearby buildings.</p>
<p>There was no immediate indication of the cause of the explosion.</p>
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