Huge fire in Turin forces 100 people to flee their homes

Smoke could be seen billowing over the city centre of Turin this evening (Picture: EPA/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO)

A major fire has broken out in the centre of Turin, forcing around 100 people to be evacuated from their homes.

The fire started in the attic of building close to the main train station of the northern Italian city and soon spread to adjacent properties.

Dozens of firefighters are still looking to control the blaze hours after they were had arrived on the scene.

As well as people’s homes, some shops in the area were also cleared out to keep people safe.

Local fire chief Agatino Carrolo said: ‘The situation is critical. The fire is raging and we are trying to create a barrage with the hoses, but it is a very difficult to reach it at that height.’

Five people were reported to be injured, including slight burns and grazes, but none had life threatening injuries, according to local media.

epa09445382 Firefighters work to put out the flames of a vast fire that has developed in an apartment block in the center of Turin, northern Italy, 03 September 2021. A large fire broke out at the top of a Turin apartment block on 03 September, local sources said. The building is situated in the centre of the northwestern city, between via Lagrange and piazza Carlo Felice. The building was evacuated and there were no immediate reports of people being hurt, apart from a women resident who had a bad turn when she saw the smoke. Local shops were also evacuated. EPA/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO — Firefighters work to put out the flames of a vast fire in an apartment block (Picture: EPA)

The attics of a building are on fire. One hundred people evacuated. The fire has in fact extended to other condominiums in the same building. Pictured: GV,General View Ref: SPL5251377 030921 NON-EXCLUSIVE Picture by: DAPRESS / SplashNews.com Splash News and Pictures USA: +1 310-525-5808 London: +44 (0)20 8126 1009 Berlin: +49 175 3764 166 photodesk@splashnews.com World Rights, No Italy Rights — Around 100 people have been forced to flee their homes due to the blaze (Picture: DAPRESS/SplashNews.com)

epa09445379 Firefighters work to put out the flames of a vast fire that has developed in an apartment block in the center of Turin, northern Italy, 03 September 2021. A large fire broke out at the top of a Turin apartment block on 03 September, local sources said. The building is situated in the centre of the northwestern city, between via Lagrange and piazza Carlo Felice. The building was evacuated and there were no immediate reports of people being hurt, apart from a women resident who had a bad turn when she saw the smoke. Local shops were also evacuated. EPA/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO — Firefighters have described the situation as ‘critical’ (Picture: EPA)

epa09445380 Firefighters work to put out the flames of a vast fire that has developed in an apartment block in the center of Turin, northern Italy, 03 September 2021. A large fire broke out at the top of a Turin apartment block on 03 September, local sources said. The building is situated in the centre of the northwestern city, between via Lagrange and piazza Carlo Felice. The building was evacuated and there were no immediate reports of people being hurt, apart from a women resident who had a bad turn when she saw the smoke. Local shops were also evacuated. EPA/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO — Police said they believe a welder working on a safe might have inadvertently sparked the fire (Picture: EPA)

Police said they believe a welder working on a safe might have inadvertently sparked the fire, which sent thick black clouds high into the sky above the city centre.

Local reports say the fire resulted in a few domestic gas tanks exploding, spreading more flames to adjacent buildings.

The Turin blaze came less than a week after a fire gutted a luxury apartment block in the nearby city of Milan.

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Huge fire in Turin forces 100 people to flee their homes

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