They were 770 firefighters intervened last night for fires attributable to New Year’s Eve celebrations, 112 fewer than last year, when there were 882. The highest number in Emilia Romagna, 114. The other interventions were in Lombardy (113), Veneto and Trentino Alto Adige (77), Campania and Tuscany (69), Puglia (68), Piedmont (63), Lazio (61), Friuli Venezia Giulia (36), Liguria (31), Marche (24), Sicily (16), Abruzzo (12), Basilicata (8), Calabria (6), Umbria (3). No intervention in Sardinia and Molise.
One person died in Rome due to a firecracker exploding late yesterday afternoon
A 48-year-old man of Moldovan origins died last night in Malafede, on the outskirts of Rome, due to the explosion of a firecracker purchased for New Year’s Eve. Ion Botnari he was in via Cortemaggiore when at 5.30pm the firecracker, of considerable size, exploded in his hand causing heavy bleeding. The 118 intervention was useless.
28 people were injured in Rome due to the explosions on New Year’s Eve, none of them in danger of their lives. It is a first assessment drawn up to the microphones of Rainews 24 from chief commissioner of the Rome Police Headquarters, Marco Piccione: «We received around 500 calls, followed by 250 interventions mostly related to the explosion of fireworks».
Two 12-year-olds seriously injured in Milan due to bangs, one loses a hand
Two twelve-year-olds were seriously injured late this morning when barrels exploded. Rescued by 118, one of the two, who lost a hand, was hospitalized in code red at the Niguarda hospital; the other, who suffered penetrating wounds to the chest and legs, was hospitalized under yellow code at the San Raffaele hospital. Neither of them is in danger of life. The police announced this, explaining that the serious accident occurred in via Alfonso Gatto and that further investigations are underway.
Between Naples and the province 57 injured due to the explosion of barrels on New Year’s Eve: 41 already discharged and 16 under observation. Last year there were 36
I am 57 people were injured by the explosion of barrels between Naples and the province. Forty-one, according to what the Naples Police Headquarters announced, have already been discharged while 16 are still under observation. None are reported to be serious at the moment. In detail, in Naples there were 42 injured, of which 7 minors, all discharged. Fifteen people were injured in the province, including 4 minors. Last year there were 36 injured between Naples and the province.
He lost three fingers to a firecracker explosion. He was treated at the Pellegrini hospital in Naples but, after resigning, he lit another firework and injured his face and eye. It is the story of one of the 57 injured people who were registered between Naples and the province during the New Year’s Eve celebrations. According to what was reconstructed by the police, the “protagonist” of the story was a 24-year-old from Rome. Twice he was admitted to the Neapolitan hospital for having exploded barrels even though he was already injured.
In the Foggia area a 16 year old loses his hand to a firecracker
A 16-year-old boy lost a hand while fiddling with a firecracker. It happened in Vieste on New Year’s Eve. The minor was first taken to the emergency room of the Gargano hospital and then by air ambulance to the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza hospital in San Giovanni Rotondo, where the doctors were unable to do anything to save his hand. The wounds and injuries suffered were too serious.
In Turin three minor injuries
Three people, including a sixteen-year-old, were seriously injured in Turin by the explosions during New Year’s Eve celebrations. The first case concerns two people in their fifties who were taken to the Martini hospital. The girl, however, was rescued in Corso Giulio Cesare by ambulance personnel and taken to Giovanni Bosco hospital with injuries to her upper limbs. All the injured are in code green.
Boy injured in the hand by a firecracker in Genoa
A 19-year-old boy was seriously injured in the hand last night when a large firecracker went off. It happened in Piazza delle Erbe, in the center of Genoa, just before midnight. The young man was rushed to the emergency room of the San Martino hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. The firefighters intervened several times due to small fires in bins or tents caused by firecrackers not only in Genoa but also in Rapallo, in the Imperia area and in the La Spezia area. In the Savona area there were many 118 interventions for alcohol abuse, especially among minors.
Lots of firecrackers together, he loses his hand in Vercelli
In Vercelli a 43-year-old man set off many firecrackers at the same time: thus he lost a hand.
A 45-year-old seriously injured by a firecracker in the center of Bologna
A 45-year-old man injured by a firecracker in the center of Bologna, which exploded in his hand, was taken to Maggiore hospital during the night in serious conditions. It happened in via Zamboni, around 3am. The man, of Moroccan nationality, was also injured in the eye and is hospitalised. Also in the historic center on New Year’s Eve the police arrested a 21-year-old boy for aggravated brawling: five people fought each other, shouting and brandishing bottles, between Rizzoli and Indipendenza streets, at 2.30am.
A gunshot fired in the street injures a woman at home in Palermo
A 34-year-old woman, resident in Switzerland and returning to Palermo for the holidays, was injured by a gunshot in the Zen neighborhood. The bullet that exploded in the street, in via Rocky Marciano, shattered the glass of a window and hit her neck while she was with friends and relatives in the living room of her house. Transported to Villa Sofia hospital, she was treated and discharged. The investigations are conducted by the police. When she returned home, she found more broken glass from the gunshots.
14-year-old loses four fingers in Brescia. Transported to hospital in Verona for hand reconstruction
A boy who will turn 14 in the next few weeks lost four fingers on one hand overnight in Brescia while he was handling some firecrackers. The young man, of Egyptian origin, was in Piazza Vittoria during the end-of-year concert together with his father and brother when some firecrackers exploded in his hands. Rescue was immediate: the minor was transported to the Civil Hospital of Brescia and subsequently transferred to Verona, where he underwent delicate surgery to reconstruct his hand. The outcome of the operation can only be assessed in the next few hours, but the loss of four fingers is definitive. The police are carrying out investigations into the incident.
Child injured by a bullet in Aversa
The 9-year-old boy injured on New Year’s Eve in Aversa was not the victim of a stray bullet, but of a firecracker. The military personnel also through the acquisition of medical certification at the Aversa hospital, believe that the injury to the child’s right hand is not compatible with a gunshot wound, but presumably caused by the explosion of a firecracker. The Carabinieri’s investigations continue regarding the nose cone found and seized nearby.
