Overview
- A 63-year-old man, identified as Ion Botnari, died in the Malafede/Acilia area of Rome after a rudimentary petardo exploded in his hand, causing fatal hemorrhage.
- In Naples and its province, police reported 57 people injured by fireworks, including 11 minors, with 41 discharged and none reported in critical condition.
- A 24-year-old tourist from Rome first lost three fingers to a petardo in Naples, then suffered facial and ocular trauma after igniting another device post-discharge.
- Other cases included a 17-year-old in Vieste who lost a hand to an explosion and a nine-year-old in Aversa lightly wounded by a stray bullet.
- The Guardia di Finanza uncovered a clandestine home workshop in Frosinone and seized more than 7,500 artisanal pyrotechnic items, as firefighters logged 770 interventions nationwide, fewer than last year’s 882.