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.

A KNDS NV plant southeast of Rome that makes ammunition for land and naval forces was rocked by a fire and explosions, prompting an evacuation of company personnel.

The MDSO said that this occurred at the Mobil gas station located at Northwest 103rd Street and 12th Avenue.

Dramatic video captured a massive explosion and towering fireball at the KNDS Ammo Italy ammunition plant in Colleferro, south of Rome, on Thursday afternoon.

Italian media reported that there were no casualties, with the AGI news agency saying employees sheltered in secure areas at ...

An explosion struck an ammunition manufacturing plant in the town of Colleferro near Rome on Thursday, local authorities said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The explosion followed a ...

A powerful explosion occurred at an ammunition factory in Colleferro near Rome. This was reported on August 13 by the newspaper Corriere della Sera."First the flame, then a powerful explosion. This is ...

ROME, August 13. /TASS/. An explosion occurred at a plant producing medium-and large-caliber ammunition near Rome, ANSA reports. The plant is the former Sammel Difesa ammunition factory and is now ...

ROME - A powerful explosion rocked an ammunition factory Thursday near Colleferro, a town about 40km south-east of Rome, police said. Firefighters and police were at the site and “complex operations” ...