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Posted on December 9, 2024
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An explosion at Eni's facility near Florence critically injures two people, with five others hospitalized. Firefighters are on site.
MILAN/FLORENCE (Reuters) - Two people are in life-threatening condition and five others have been hospitalised after an explosion at a storage facility owned by Italian energy group Eni near Florence on Monday, the president of the Tuscany region said.
A spokesperson for Eni said a fire had broken out at the company's fuel storage site and that firefighters were working to extinguish the flames.
The incident took place in Calenzano, north of Florence, and a column of smoke is visible from neighbouring villages, the president of the Tuscan region Eugenio Giani said on a Telegram.
"All hospitals and emergency services in the area have been alerted," he added.
(Reporting by Silvia Ognibene and Francesca Landini, writing by Gianluca Semeraro, editing by Cristina Carlevaro)
The main topic is an explosion at Eni's storage facility near Florence, resulting in critical injuries.
A fire broke out at Eni's fuel storage site, leading to the explosion.
Two people are in life-threatening condition and five others have been hospitalized.
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