Bologna airport explosion sends huge fireball into the sky

Terrified residents reported that their houses "shook" when the vehicle exploded at around 12.50pm.

Dramatic video footage and photos uploaded to Twitter show a massive mushroom of black smoke surrounding the fireball and spreading across the sky.

Police say there has been an accident on the motorway close to the airport in Italy.

It appears a number of vehicles were caught up in the blast, with early reports suggesting around 20 people have been injured.

Firefighters are currently battling the flames at the scene on the bypass in Borgo Panigale, according to local reports.



Ambulance crews and a police helicopter are also in attendance.

Local police said there had been a collision on the motorway and an explosion happened in the subsequent fire.

Witnesses and local reports say that a car transporter was involved in the smash.

Other reports suggest that two car dealerships are also on fire.



A picture close to the scene shows cars at a Peugeot dealership ablaze along with a flyover running alongside it.

Roads around the scene have been closed and there is no reports of any casualties at present.

Police said in a statement on Twitter: "Due to an accident on the highway, an explosion occurred resulting in a fire at Via Marco Emilio Lepido.

"Circulation compromised, not only on the motorway, but also in the Borgo Panigale area."

The airport said the explosion happened outside and was not affecting planes.

It said on Twitter: "Huge # explosion on the # Bologna motorway, # Bologna airport is not involved, flights are running regularly."

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