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3 Italian firefighters killed in building explosion 3 Italian firefighters killed in building explosion
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MILAN — Three Italian firefighters were killed early Tuesday in a building explosion that appears to have been deliberate in the northwestern region of Piedmont.MILAN — Three Italian firefighters were killed early Tuesday in a building explosion that appears to have been deliberate in the northwestern region of Piedmont.
Sky TG24 reported that the firefighters were responding to a report of an explosion in a disused section of a farm building in Alessandria province when a second, stronger blast occurred. Three other first responders were injured. Sky TG24 reported that the firefighters were responding to a report of an explosion in an uninhabited farm building in Alessandria province when a second, stronger blast occurred. Three other first responders were injured.
Prosecutor Enrico Cerci told reporters that a timer and a gas canister have been found in the rubble, which “makes us think that the explosion was deliberate.”Prosecutor Enrico Cerci told reporters that a timer and a gas canister have been found in the rubble, which “makes us think that the explosion was deliberate.”
No motive was immediately clear. No motive was immediately clear, but the Italian news agency ANSA, citing unidentified investigative sources, said there was no indication of terrorist involvement.
One of the dead was buried under rubble, the body only recovered after hours of digging. Sky TG24 reported that the timer was remote-controlled, and that the owner of the farmhouse, which had been renovated and has been up for sale for two years, had been questioned. An adjacent farm building that was part of the complex was not damaged.
Italy’s interior minister was due to visit the site later in the day, amid an outpouring of sympathy for the families of the dead and injured from Italian officials and authorities. One of the dead firefighters was buried under rubble, the body only recovered after hours of digging.
Italy’s interior minister, Luciana Lamorgese, visited the site, amid an outpouring of sympathy for the families of the dead and injured from Italian officials and authorities. Lamorgese declined to comment on the investigation.
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