Tragedy narrowly avoided during the night between Saturday and Sunday in Sassari.
Around 2:30 a Mercedes caught fire in via Goceano , in the Monte Rosello Alto neighborhood. "We heard a tremendous bang," residents reported.
The flames destroyed the windows of the ground floor home, where an 83-year-old woman was sleeping, and even touched her mattress.
The woman – who had not noticed anything – was saved by neighbors and firefighters.
She was taken to hospital for tests and was then discharged, fortunately, without serious consequences.
The Carabinieri also intervened on site and are investigating what happened to establish whether it was a malicious act.
