An explosion has struck an ammunition manufacturing plant near Rome, local authorities say. The blast follows a fire at the facility in Colleferro on Thursday.

ROME, Aug 13 (Reuters) - A powerful explosion ripped through a munitions factory near the town of Colleferro, southeast of Rome, on Thursday, with the blast heard for kilometres around. The explosion ...

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A powerful explosion rocked an ammunition factory near Colleferro, a town about 40 kilometres southeast of Rome, police said on Thursday. Firefighters and police were at the site and "complex ...

ROME (AP) — An explosion sparked by a fire at an ammunition factory sent up a towering plume of smoke Thursday in the town of Colleferro near Rome but no injuries were reported, local officials said.

Italian media reported that there were no casualties, with the AGI news agency saying employees sheltered in secure areas at the facility. A powerful explosion rocked an ammunition factory near ...

A helicopter drops water over the scene of an explosion at an ammunition plant in Colleferro, near Rome, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ROME (AP) — An ...