2018 Borgo Panigale explosion
On August 6, 2018, the collision of a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) road tanker with a car transporter and another articulated lorry carrying flammable solvents resulted in a huge explosion on the A14 motorway within Borgo Panigale, a neighbourhood of Bologna, Italy. It was a case of boiling-liquid expanding-vapour explosion (BLEVE), where nearly all the road tanker cargo combusted in a matter of seconds upon release, generating a tremendous amount of thermal radiation. The accident killed two people, injured 145 and caused significant damage to the surrounding commercial and residential area. One span of the viaduct where it happened collapsed and a gash opened in the motorway.
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Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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