Overview
- The fire that struck Lucca Friday killed two residents and injured 13 people, including three children and a newborn who was rescued from the building.
- Firefighters and regional 118 emergency services deployed nine vehicles and coordinated transfers of the injured to hospitals in Lucca, Versilia and Pisa.
- The two people who died lived in the ground‑floor apartment where the blaze began; one was found carbonized in the living room and the other in a bedroom while officials say early signs point to accidental ignition and investigations continue.
- The three‑storey palazzina at the corner of Via Bertini and Via Corsica was declared uninhabitable, the Comune di Lucca has arranged provisional shelter and social‑services support, and about 16 people are displaced.
- One woman was moved in codice rosso to the Pisa burns center and several others remain hospitalized; a formal technical report from the fire brigade and police inquiries will be key to determining the exact cause and any liability.