An overnight fire in a retirement home in Milan killed six people and injured around 80, including three who are in critical condition, Italian authorities said on Friday.
It was put out quickly and did not spread to the rest of the building, yet produced a vast quantity of toxic fumes.
“It could have been worse. Having said that, six dead is a very heavy death toll,” Sala said, indicating that the facility housed 167 people. Emergency personnel are spotted working at the scene of the retirement home fire in Milan, Italy, on July 7, 2023.Firefighters intervened at the “Home of the Spouses” residential facility in the south-eastern Corvetto neighborhood shortly after 1 a.m.
He described rescue operations as “particularly complicated” due to heavy smoke, which limited visibility, and the fact that many residents could not stand without aid.
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