A loud boom was heard across several districts in the Italian capital after an accident at a gas station on Via dei Gordiani, in the Prenestino area, at around 8.15am

The explosion was heard across the Italian capital shortly after 8 a.m. local time and sent a huge cloud of dark smoke and fire that was visible from across the city.

A gas station explosion in southeastern Rome has injured at least 25 people including nine first responders who rushed to the scene