Alarm was raised in Nuoro around 8 a.m. for a fire that broke out in an apartment on Via Istria.
The house , on the first floor of a building, caught fire for reasons still being investigated , with the immediate intervention of the firefighters.
The firefighters secured the safety of a man , the only occupant of the house, who was then transported to hospital for checks by 118 ambulance.
Two other families from two apartments in the same building were also evacuated .
The firefighting efforts are proving difficult. The building's structural integrity is also being assessed , as the extremely high temperatures reached, according to firefighters, have been compromised.
(Unioneonline)
