Tragedy came close this afternoon in front of the Parco del Sole in via Turati, in Quartu , where a gas leak on the second floor of a building caused an explosion, shattering the window and seriously damaging the external balcony.

The owners, in shock, fortunately only reported slight abrasions, but it could have ended in tragedy if the cylinder had exploded.

The fire brigade teams arrived on the spot to secure the area, an ambulance from the Misericordia di Quartu and the police.

The only sure thing for now is that a gas pocket has formed. The veranda, enclosed by a glass window, was soaked and the balcony, following the bang, was damaged with deep cracks.

It will now be the investigations by the firefighters to establish whether the leak resulted from a broken pipe.

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