Overview
- Flames broke out around 10 p.m. Friday at Dimora Tiberina in Piazza Matteotti, Torrita Tiberina, about 50 kilometers from Rome.
- Firefighters and Carabinieri evacuated the site, rescuing 15 elderly residents and finding an 87-year-old woman dead in her room.
- Emergency crews treated multiple people for smoke inhalation, with reports differing between four and five hospitalizations.
- The home was cleared and placed under judicial seizure after the fire was extinguished, and residents were transferred to other facilities.
- Investigators from the Carabinieri and fire service are reviewing the blaze’s origin along with required authorizations and fire-safety compliance.