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At least three people have been killed and six are missing after an explosion in northern Italy’s Apennine Mountains.
A fire broke out earlier today at the Bargi hydroelectric power plant, 43 miles from the city of Bologna.
Footage showed smoke rising from the facility belonging to the energy giant Enel shortly after the blast.
Firefighters have rescued three of the injured and continue to search the scene at the Suviana Lake.
Smoke rising after a blast at a hydroelectric power plant in Bargi (Picture: Reuters)
Marco Masinara, the mayor of the nearby town of Camugnano, confirmed that thebodies of three people have been recovered.
He said four people are still missing, while three were ‘badly hurt’ and rushed to a hospital.
It is understood that the incident at 1pm today was probably caused by a defect in a turbine.
The explosion happened nine levels below ground – a depth of some about 100 feet – during work on turbines, the daily il Resto di Carlino reported.
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