Overview
- Authorities detained a brother and sister in their 60s at the scene with burn injuries, while a third sibling fled and is being sought.
- Officials recovered several gas cylinders and remnants of Molotov-style devices inside the collapsed two‑story structure.
- The operation deployed special Carabinieri units and UOPI given prior 2024 eviction attempts when the occupants had threatened an explosion.
- Defense Minister Guido Crosetto identified the fallen officers as Marco Piffari, Davide Bernardello and Valerio Daprà, as national leaders expressed condolences.
- Verona’s prosecutor Raffaele Tito opened a criminal investigation as firefighters managed the fire and rubble following the detonation during the court-ordered eviction.