2023 Milan nursing home fire
| Date | 7 July 2023 |
|---|---|
| Location | Casa dei Coniugi, Via dei Cinquecento, 19, Milan, Lombardy, Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°26′06″N 9°13′15″E / 45.435037°N 9.220917°ECoordinates: 45°26′06″N 9°13′15″E / 45.435037°N 9.220917°E ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Type | Fire |
| Deaths | 6 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 81 |
On 7 July 2023, six people were killed and around 80 others were injured after a fire broke out in a nursing home in the Corvetto district of Milan, Italy.[1]
Incident[edit]
Just shortly after 1 A.M.,firefighters responded to the privately run, local authority owned, Casa dei Coniugi (Home of the Spouses) nursing home in Milan, Northern Italy, where a fire was burning inside on the first floor of the building. However, after a short while, the fire was put out. The fire produced toxic fumes despite the short fire. Two residents burned to death in their shared room, where the fire broke out, while the remaining four died of smoke inhalation.[1][2][3]
Five of the victims were women.[2]
The cause of the fire is under investigation but was likely an accident.[1]
Reactions[edit]
Mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala said "It could have been (even) worse. Having said that, six dead is a very heavy death toll".[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Navach, Giancarlo; Armellini, Alvise (7 July 2023). "Fire in Milan retirement home kills 6 people, injures around 80". Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023 – via www.reuters.com. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Italian retirement home fire in Milan leaves six dead and dozens hurt". BBC News. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ↑ Giuffrida, Angela (7 July 2023). "Six die after fire in Milan care home". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ↑ "Fire in Milan retirement home kills 6 people, injures around 80". NBC News. 7 July 2023. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023. Unknown parameter
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