Two people are dead, eight injured,
and four missing after an explosion at an Eni fuel depot near
Florence, Tuscany Governor Eugenio Giani said Monday.
"The rescue and relief operation is still ongoing," said the
prefecture in Florence after calling a meeting of its emergency
rescue unit.
Giani said: "At the moment the situation of the injured
transported to our hospitals is constantly evolving: 2 green
codes in Careggi, 1 red code for burns in Careggi, 1 yellow code
for head trauma in Careggi, 1 red code at the Major Burns Center
in Pisa, 2 yellow codes at the hospital in Prato"
The explosion took place at a fuel stockage site, Eni said.
Eni issued a statement saying:
"Eni confirms that a fire broke out this morning at the fuel
depot in Calenzano (Florence) and that the Fire Brigade is
working to put out the flames which are confined to the loading
shelter area and do not affect the tanks in any way.
"The impacts and causes are being immediately verified. Updates
will follow".
The Florence prefecture told people within a five-kilometre
radius of the blast to keep their windows shut.
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