Oil tanker explodes near airport : One Killed, Several injured

An oil tanker explosion in Bologna, Italy partially collapsed a bridge on the motorway circling the city’s airport, on Monday afternoon.

One person was killed and up to 70 people were injured in the blast, which happened around 15:00 UAE time today, police said. Police said they closed off the motorway, and the surrounding area in Borgo Panigale, on the outskirts of Bologna.

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Bologna police tweeted that the incident happened on the highway, and images from social media show a huge ball of fire reaching into the sky near still traffic.