Overview

• The blaze late Saturday destroyed the roof and left the Perego complex unstable, with damage estimated in the millions of euros.
• Nineteen evacuees were rehoused by the Little Apostles in Ponte Lambro and two were hospitalized, local officials said.
• Nine firefighting teams from Lecco, Monza, and Como fought the fire, used drones and thermal imaging, and continue extinguishing residual hotspots and securing the site.
• The monastery housed the Monsignor Pasquale Macchi collection; a bronze Via Crucis by Enrico Manfrini, a painting, and Carlo Acutis memorabilia were saved, while other works were likely damaged.
• The Lecco prosecutor’s office opened an inquiry, with the Nucleo Operativo Antincendio set to assess the structure and causes.