Six people died and more than 80 were injured in a fire at a nursing home in Milan early Friday morning.
According to the Italian press, the fatalities are five women and one man, between the ages of 69 and 87. Two did not resist the burns suffered and four died from smoke poisoning.
The injured were transferred to 15 hospitals in the Milan region.
#milanopray 1:20 #7luglio #fire at casa di riposo in via dei Cinquecento. 6 person decedute, numerosi intotossicati ricoverati in ospedale. Decine the person save dai #vigilidelfuoco che Hanno immediately evacuated the structure. Cause of liquidation in corso pic.twitter.com/I8nJCxeSIM
– Vigili del Fuoco (@vigilidelfuoco) July 7, 2023
The first evaluation of the firefighters points to an accidental fire, but the possible causes were not advanced.
The mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, explained to journalists at the scene that the fire appears to have started in a room where two women were, the only victims with burns. The flames were contained in that room, but the smoke spread to the entire building where almost 200 people were.
Source: TSF
