### [2026-07-30](/feed/2026/07/30/index.md)

##### Gas leak
# Five people are critically injured and six are missing after a residential building collapsed during an explosion caused by a gas leak in Messina, Sicily, Italy. 




### Sources:

1. [SkyNews24](https://tg24.sky.it/cronaca/2026/07/30/messina-esplosione-pistunina)

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