MILAN: A fire at a retirement home in Milan on Friday (Jul 7) killed six people, firefighters said, with some 80 other residents hospitalised suffering from smoke inhalation. The three-storey building was reportedly housing 167 people when the fire started in the early morning hours. 'It was a he
MILAN: A fire at a retirement home in Milan on Friday killed six people, firefighters said, with some 80 other residents hospitalised suffering from smoke inhalation.
"Six people killed, numerous suffering from smoke inhalation hospitalised. Dozens of people were saved by firefighters who immediately evacuated the building," the fire brigade said on Twitter. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni tweeted her"sincere condolences to the families of the victims and a speedy recovery" for those in the hospital.Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said the fire"started in one room housing two female residents", both of whom were killed by the flames.
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