Gas leak or distraction, an investigation into the explosion in Iglesias has been opened
An 89-year-old woman was seriously burned, but her life is not in dangerIt is not yet clear whether it was a gas leak or a distraction by the woman that caused the explosion in via Cremona yesterday in Iglesias . But the carabinieri want to see clearly, to verify if there is any liability for third parties.
Severe burns for Orazia Lorefice , 89 years old originally from Rosolino, in the province of Syracuse, and transfer by ambulance to the burn center in Sassari: but the old woman's life is not in danger . According to what has been reconstructed, a large flash would have suddenly ignited: hence the explosion, with damage also to some vehicles parked near the house.
The intervention of the Iglesias Fire Brigade was immediate, who took the woman outside and extinguished the flames.