Reuters AlertNet Lite - Three killed in Italy fireworks factory blasts

Reuters AlertNet Full site

NEWSDESK

Three killed in Italy fireworks factory blasts

23 Apr 2007 17:49:51 GMT
Source: Reuters

ROME, April 23 (Reuters) - Three people were killed when a series of explosions shook a fireworks factory on the outskirts of the southern Italian city of Naples, police said.

The blasts sent body parts flying hundreds of metres and shattered windows at a nearby restaurant, ANSA news agency reported.

Witnesses told the news agency the explosions could be heard several kilometres away, with one resident saying she feared the nearby volcano of Vesuvius had erupted.

The victims included the owner of the plant, his grandson and a factory worker, police said. Thirty people were taken to hospital with respiratory problems, ear pain and panic, ANSA said. The cause of the blasts were not known.

AlertNet news is provided by

Email this article Send comments

NGO latest

• Christian Aid joins green.tv
Christian Aid - UK

• Christian Aid comment on 5 April Gleneagles event
Christian Aid - UK

• Governments must invest to help poor people adapt to climate change
CARE International - UK

• Beware of hidden strings on EU's offer on trade
Christian Aid - UK

MORE >>

Latest news

• Three killed in Italy fireworks factory blasts

• Italy arrests 45 for 50 mln euro EU fruit fraud

• Italy's Prodi calls for dialogue with Iran

• FEATURE-Disaster decade prompts UN to expand rescue system

• Italian charity threatens to shut Afghan hospitals

MORE >>

Last updated:Mon Apr 23 17:51:50 2007