Brit tourist, 54, ‘fighting for his life’ after explosion at B&B in Rome as horrified locals recall ‘insane bang’

A BRITISH tourist has reportedly been rushed to hospital after a "terrifying" explosion ripped through his holiday apartment.

The tourist, believed to be a 54-year-old Scotsman, was rescued from under piles of rubble with horrified neighbours recalling hearing an "insane bang" which sounded like a bomb go off.

Firefighters said they heard desperate cries for help beneath the piles of debris in the aftermath of the blast.

They spent nearly an hour trying to free the man who was rushed to Rome’s Sant’Eugenio Hospital suffering from burns to 70 per cent of his body, authorities said.