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 A 13-year-old boy was killed, 79 people injured, and huge numbers of birds left dead by New Year’s Eve fireworks in Italy, despite local bans on personal firework displays. https://www.thelocal.it/20210102/firework-kills-13-year-old-boy-in-italy-on-new-years-eve Sat, 02 Jan 2021 14:05:05 +0100 firework-kills-13-year-old-boy-in-italy-on-new-years-eve The injury toll from exploding fireworks over New Year increased this year, with 36 people hospitalised. https://www.thelocal.it/20180102/injury-toll-from-nye-fireworks-rises Tue, 02 Jan 2018 11:30:09 +0100 injury-toll-from-nye-fireworks-rises Lazio's regional administrative court has scrapped an ordinance from Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi that would have seen fireworks banned in the capital on New Year's Eve. https://www.thelocal.it/20161229/court-quashes-killjoy-rome-mayors-nye-firework-ban Thu, 29 Dec 2016 14:32:36 +0100 court-quashes-killjoy-rome-mayors-nye-firework-ban Representatives from the city council of Turin will meet on Monday to discuss plans to silence the traditional fireworks that make up the part of the city's San Giovanni feast day celebrations. https://www.thelocal.it/20160129/turin-mulls-silencing-traditional-feast-day-fireworks-over-pet-concerns Fri, 29 Jan 2016 15:44:51 +0100 turin-mulls-silencing-traditional-feast-day-fireworks-over-pet-concerns The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks factory in southern Italy last week has risen to ten after one of the factory's owners died of his injuries. https://www.thelocal.it/20150730/fireworks-factory-blast-death-toll-rises-to-ten Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:19:19 +0200 fireworks-factory-blast-death-toll-rises-to-ten UPDATE: The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks factory in southern Italy has risen to nine after one of those hurt succumbed to their injuries, a hospital source said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150724/seven-dead-in-bari-firework-factory-blast Fri, 24 Jul 2015 18:41:26 +0200 seven-dead-in-bari-firework-factory-blast Police in Rome have seized 900kg of fireworks in a blitz ahead of New Year's Eve, as authorities aim to limit the number of injuries at the city’s annual celebration. https://www.thelocal.it/20141230/rome-fireworks-seized-in-new-year-blitz Tue, 30 Dec 2014 10:52:00 +0100 rome-fireworks-seized-in-new-year-blitz Three people are dead and one is still missing following a series of violent explosions at a fireworks factory in the central Italian province of Aquila on Wednesday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.it/20140709/firework-factory-explosion-kills-three Wed, 09 Jul 2014 19:27:00 +0200 firework-factory-explosion-kills-three Two people lost hands and five others were injured when a firework, left over from New Year's Eve celebrations, exploded in an area of countryside close to Tivoli in Lazio. https://www.thelocal.it/20140103/two-people-lose-hands-in-firework-accident Fri, 03 Jan 2014 16:01:00 +0100 two-people-lose-hands-in-firework-accident The toll from exploding fireworks in Italy fell sharply this New Year following a stepped-up public information campaign, with revellers from Milan to Naples toning down their once famously riotous celebrations. https://www.thelocal.it/20140101/injury-toll-from-italy-fireworks-falls-sharply Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:25:00 +0100 injury-toll-from-italy-fireworks-falls-sharply A student from the Sicilian city of Catania lost his hand after a firework explosion on Christmas Eve. https://www.thelocal.it/20131227/sicilian-student-loses-hand-after-firework-blast Fri, 27 Dec 2013 12:12:00 +0100 sicilian-student-loses-hand-after-firework-blast One person died and six are reported missing after an explosion at a fireworks factory near Pescara, in central Italy, on Thursday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20130725/one-dead-and-six-missing-in-factory-blast Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:26:00 +0200 one-dead-and-six-missing-in-factory-blast