Four people were injured with several vehicles destroyed in the centre of Milan after an explosion in northern Italy, according to local media reports.
The explosion is suspected to have originated in a van transporting oxygen cylinders, according to reports.
However, there is no official report of any deaths.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze in the Porta Romana area of the city – which was cordoned off by police.
Sky TG24 reports the blast possibly came from a van in the city, in northern Italy.
Italian daily La Repubblica reported the vehicle appeared to be carrying oxygen cylinders when it exploded, triggering ‘domino explosions’.
Several vehicles became engulfed in flames, and plumes of thick black smoke were seen rising above the wreckage.
At least five cars and four mopeds were alight, with the blaze scorching the facades of buildings on the street – including apartments and a pharmacy, according to the newspaper.
A nearby school and nursing home were evacuated.
The city’s mayor, Giuseppe Sala, ruled out foul play and said the driver of the van had told the fire brigade the blaze had started in the engine.
“He quickly grabbed the oxygen cylinders he was carrying as he tried to limit the damage but then there was an explosion,” the mayor said.
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