Numerous cars were ablaze after massive explosion rocked the center of Milan today.
According to local media reports, the incident was caused by apparent van explosion on the street of the Italian fashion capital.
Images from the scene of the blast show parked cars burning and a pillar of thick black smoke rising high into the air above the city.
A nearby primary school and a residential building had been evacuated.
At least five cars and four mopeds were destroyed in what the local reporters called “domino explosions.”
According to the latest reports, oxygen cylinders may have exploded in a parked van, with the fire spreading to nearby vehicles and several buildings, including a pharmacy.
Thus far there has been no information about casualties. Fire brigades arrived at the scene to combat the blaze, and the evacuation of a nearby school was reportedly ordered.
The oxygen cylinders in the van were reportedly intended for the Italian Auxological Institute, which studies human growth and development.
