Overview

• Fire erupted overnight in a fourth-floor flat of a seven-storey building at Viale Abruzzi 64 in Milan.
• Firefighters evacuated all residents and secured the scene, leaving twelve apartments off-limits pending safety checks.
• A 48-year-old Brazilian resident leapt from the fifth floor to escape the flames and later died in hospital.
• Two occupants were treated for minor injuries and discharged after hospitalization in codice verde.
• The victim’s convivente was found disoriented at a nearby bar and has been questioned as part of the ongoing investigation.