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Pordenone, explosion of a gas cylinder in a building

Type of event:
Chemical spill or incident, Explosive Risk

Victims

Wounded

1

Date

May 20, 2025

What happened

An explosion occurred in an apartment inside a residential building in Pordenone, Italy. Upon arrival at the scene, firefighters were joined by State Police personnel and proceeded to extinguish the blaze. A 40-year-old male sustained serious injuries in the explosion. For precautionary reasons, the entire building was evacuated. Although the cause of the fire is still under investigation, the most probable hypothesis is the explosion of a gas cylinder.

Where it happened

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