The explosion was suspected to have originated in a van transporting oxygen gas canisters.
A van transporting oxygen gas canisters exploded in a Milan street on Thursday, injuring one person and setting nearby cars and motorbikes ablaze, local officials said.
A van transporting oxygen gas canisters exploded in a Milan street on Thursday.
The city's mayor, Giuseppe Sala, ruled out any criminality and confirmed that no-one had died in the incident.
Sala said the driver of the van had told the fire brigade that the blaze had started in his engine. "He quickly grabbed the oxygen cylinders he was carrying ... He tried to limit the damage but then there was an explosion," the mayor said.
The city's mayor, Giuseppe Sala, ruled out any criminality.
He added that the driver had sustained only light injuries.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, which had sent clouds of thick black smoke into the sky.
Eyewitnesses said the fire appeared to have spread to a nearby building, which was evacuated. A local school was also evacuated.
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