Tragedy in the night in Campobasso.
An apartment caught fire and a 9-year-old boy died. His 12-year-old brother, his little sister and his mother were injured and taken to hospital. The first is in a prognosis reserved for Santobono of Naples with symptoms of intoxication and will be subjected to treatment with a hyperbaric chamber.
The fire occurred in the Colle Calcare district, it is not clear whether it was due to a short circuit in a Christmas light or a candle left lit. The flames engulfed a sofa.
The father managed to take his children outside, but for the 9-year-old the rescue was useless.
The firefighters, who put out the fire, 118, and the police are on site, investigating to clarify the causes of what happened.
(Unioneonline/ss)
