(ANSA) - Palermo, October 23 - Four firefighters were
injured, one seriously, when a gas cylinder exploded in Palermo
early on Monday, sources said.
The cylinder was in a camper behind a shopping centre in the
Cruilas area of the city.
The firefighters were on the scene after being called to put
out at fire at around 3:00.
The cylinder exploded after they intervened, the sources
said.
The squad leader suffered burns to the face and hands and is
being treated at the Civico burns centre.
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