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Early-morning arson and heist disrupt Milan logistics hub

Firefighters spent over three hours dousing flames as police search for thieves who fled with goods in two trucks

Overview

  • At 3:19 AM on June 3, six intruders broke into the Logistic Center on via Stazione Villamaggiore in Lacchiarella
  • Perpetrators set fire to two lorries, two vans and two cars and scattered nails on surrounding roads to delay responders
  • Carabinieri arrived within a minute but the group escaped loaded with logistics goods in two trucks
  • Vigili del fuoco deployed three vehicles and 12 personnel, extinguishing the blazes and securing the site by 6:46 AM
  • Three men sustained minor injuries, four people were reported involved and authorities continue to investigate without any arrests