https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Three firefighters in northern Italy were killed on Tuesday by a mysterious explosion at an abandoned farm building that police say may have been “deliberately set”. https://www.thelocal.it/20191105/three-italian-firefighters-killed-in-mystery-explosion-at-abandoned-farm Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:34:09 +0100 three-italian-firefighters-killed-in-mystery-explosion-at-abandoned-farm Italian police and firefighters have repeatedly been ordered to prevent peaceful acts of protest ahead of Matteo Salvini's visits to towns across Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20190516/anger-in-italy-after-firefighers-forced-to-remove-salvini-protest-banner Thu, 16 May 2019 12:46:12 +0200 anger-in-italy-after-firefighers-forced-to-remove-salvini-protest-banner 500 people were evacuated from their homes Monday night as a powerful forest fire struck the commune of Calci near Pisa. https://www.thelocal.it/20180925/500-evacuated-as-forest-fire-strikes-pisano Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:45:00 +0200 500-evacuated-as-forest-fire-strikes-pisano Dozens of firefighters were on Wednesday continuing to tackle a series of wildfires on the slopes of Italy's Mount Vesuvius. https://www.thelocal.it/20170712/in-pictures-fire-at-italys-mount-vesuvius-naples-campania Wed, 12 Jul 2017 12:07:55 +0200 in-pictures-fire-at-italys-mount-vesuvius-naples-campania The mayor of Naples on Wednesday called for Italy to declare a national state of emergency as firefighters, continued to battle a huge blaze on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, while almost 300 wildfires raged across the country as a whole. https://www.thelocal.it/20170712/wildfires-continue-to-rage-across-italy-mount-vesuvius-sicily-messina-rome Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:08:11 +0200 wildfires-continue-to-rage-across-italy-mount-vesuvius-sicily-messina-rome A bridge in central Venice was closed on Tuesday over fears that it could collapse. https://www.thelocal.it/20170712/venice-bridge-ponte-bareteri-closed-fears-of-possible-collapse-cracks Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:49:23 +0200 venice-bridge-ponte-bareteri-closed-fears-of-possible-collapse-cracks Tourists and residents were reportedly evacuated from parts of Mount Vesuvius for the second time in a week on Tuesday, after several separate blazes broke out close to the volcano. https://www.thelocal.it/20170711/blaze-at-vesuvius-fires-continue-southern-italy-sicily-messina-enna Tue, 11 Jul 2017 16:01:46 +0200 blaze-at-vesuvius-fires-continue-southern-italy-sicily-messina-enna Italy's earthquake-hit towns may have dropped off the radar for many outside central Italy, but the country's firefighters haven't slowed down in their efforts to restore the mountain towns to their former glory. https://www.thelocal.it/20170502/in-videos-italys-firefighters-continue-to-work-tirelessly-to-rebuild-quake-hit-region Tue, 02 May 2017 13:53:24 +0200 in-videos-italys-firefighters-continue-to-work-tirelessly-to-rebuild-quake-hit-region Two migrants died in a fire at a migrant camp in Foggia, southern Italy, on Thursday night. https://www.thelocal.it/20170303/two-dead-after-huge-fire-at-southern-italian-migrant-camp Fri, 03 Mar 2017 11:20:12 +0100 two-dead-after-huge-fire-at-southern-italian-migrant-camp Italy's fire service have been honoured in the first edition of the Rome Drone Awards, a contest aimed at recognizing innovative and useful drone use. https://www.thelocal.it/20170220/video-italys-firefighters-win-prize-for-use-of-drones-in-earthquake-recovery Mon, 20 Feb 2017 11:50:41 +0100 video-italys-firefighters-win-prize-for-use-of-drones-in-earthquake-recovery "Loved by citizens, but humiliated by the State," read one of the placards held as firefighters demonstrated against their low pay in Rome on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170217/italys-firefighters-protest-against-humiliating-low-wages Fri, 17 Feb 2017 10:44:59 +0100 italys-firefighters-protest-against-humiliating-low-wages A team of divers from Italy's fire service discovered a Roman anchor and an urn during a training session off the coast of Tuscany, they announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170215/firefighting-divers-uncover-submerged-roman-artefacts Wed, 15 Feb 2017 15:53:45 +0100 firefighting-divers-uncover-submerged-roman-artefacts After a difficult few months working flat-out to assist people in the areas affected by earthquakes, extreme snowfall and a deadly avalanche, the Italian fire service finally has something to celebrate. https://www.thelocal.it/20170131/italys-firefighters-crowned-the-best-in-the-world Tue, 31 Jan 2017 10:32:21 +0100 italys-firefighters-crowned-the-best-in-the-world While firefighters race to salvage precious artworks from the earthquake rubble, Italy's cultural heritage is at risk from both looters and bad weather. https://www.thelocal.it/20161107/historic-artworks-looted-from-italys-earthquake-towns Mon, 07 Nov 2016 12:32:07 +0100 historic-artworks-looted-from-italys-earthquake-towns