Italy: 6 killed, several injured as fire breaks in Milan retirement home
Fire at Italy’s Milan retirement house: At least six persons were killed and several injured after a fire broke out in a Milan retirement home in the early hours of Friday, sources reported.
The injured were hospitalised and authorities said the actual toll can be much higher.
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According to the sources, the incident took place at around 1:20 am in a room on the first floor of the 'Casa dei Coniugi' retirement home in a southern residential neighborhood of Milan.
The cause of the fire is being investigated, firefighters city officials said, while dozens of people had been evacuated from the structure.
The fire was quickly brought under control, but the other victims died from smoke inhalation, the mayor said. "It is a heavy toll," he said in a televised interview. "It could have been much worse."
At least 80 people were taken to the hospital, with two in serious condition, 14 with serious but non-life threatening injuries and around 65 with light injuries, sources reported.
- ANI
