Italian Firefighters Continue to Fight Wildfires in Lombardy and Piedmont

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Firefighters continued to fight two separate wildfires burning in northern Italy on October 31, the Italian national fire and rescue service said.

ANSA reported that the fire burning in Piedmont had worsened in recent days, while Lombardy had asked for a national emergency to be declared for fires burning in Campo dei Fiori, a regional forest park.

Lombardy President Roberto Maroni said authorities had found evidence that suggested the fire in his region may have been started intentionally. The public prosecutor of Varese had opened an investigation, he said. Credit: Vigili del Fuoco via Storyful


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