Large fire in a campsite in Peschiera del Garda: dozens of houses involved and several injured

The alarm went off just before 6 in the morning and the intervention, although the fire is now under control, is still underway. The structure was open, therefore with guests inside and, as far as we know, the flames affected around twenty mobile homes

A large fire broke out at dawn today, Sunday 4 October, in the Bella Italia campsite in Peschiera del Garda, in the province of Verona. The alarm went off just before 6 in the morning and the intervention, although the fire is now under control, is still underway. The structure was open, therefore with guests inside and, as far as we know, the flames affected around twenty mobile homes. The first reports speak of one injured in code red, seven in code yellow and 16 in code green. Twenty firefighters with five vehicles as well as six Suem 118 vehicles were involved in the rescue. According to initial findings, the flames apparently started accidentally inside one of the bungalows.

The fire involved thirty bungalows, three entire rows, as well as several cars. A van was completely charred. A total of seven people were taken to the emergency room, all foreign tourists apart from a campsite security officer. Three are minors. Apart from one tourist who suffered third degree burns, the other people were mostly talking about carbon monoxide fumes. Twenty firefighters with five vehicles as well as six Suem 118 vehicles were involved in the rescue. The difficulties of the rescue intervention were also linked to the presence of LPG cylinders and vehicles. At a certain point an explosion was also heard. The injured people were taken to the hospital in Peschiera del Garda, but other facilities in the area were also alerted.

"My most sincere sympathy goes to all the injured, their families and the people involved, with the best wishes for a speedy recovery." This was declared by the president of the Veneto Regional Council, Luca Zaia. "A special thank you - he adds - goes to the Fire Brigade of Verona, to the operators of Suem 118 and to all the rescuers who intervened. I would also like to thank the four German Fire Brigade of Dietzenbach, Germany, who had been on holiday in the campsite since yesterday and who, having noticed the fire, intervened immediately, helping to put out the flames whilst awaiting the arrival of the Fire Brigade teams. A great gesture. readiness, sense of duty and solidarity".