ONE PERSON was injured after several vehicles caught fire in the centre of Milan in northern Italy on Thursday following an explosion. No casualties have been reported so far, the fire brigade said, as quoted by Reuters said.
According to Italian media, the explosion was suspected to have originated in a van transporting oxygen gas canisters.
BREAKING VIDEO: SEVERAL VEHICLES ON FIRE AFTER LARGE EXPLOSION IN MILAN ITALY pic.twitter.com/lOmJ8sBPxM
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In the video footage from Milan's Porta Romana neighbourhood broadcasted by SkyTG24 television showed thick black mog rising above the wreckage.
While the blazing cars were soon extinguished, smoke was seen billowing from the windows of nearby buildings.
Soon after the incident, a primary school and a residential building had been evacuated, Corriere della Sera newspaper reported.