Fire at Lake Garda campsite affects 24 holidaymakers
Twenty-four people were taken to hospital from Bella Italia campsite in Peschiera del Garda; the cause remains unknown.
Twenty-four holidaymakers were taken to hospital on Sunday morning after a fire at Bella Italia campsite on Lake Garda. Italian media report that the fire is now under control and that around twenty mobile homes or holiday cottages were affected.
Shortly before six o’clock in the morning, the emergency services received a report. The campsite in Peschiera del Garda, on the southern shore of Lake Garda, was open at the time and guests were present.
According to a preliminary overview by the Italian emergency services, sixteen people were treated for minor injuries, seven for moderately serious injuries and one for serious injuries. Those involved were taken to the hospital in Peschiera; other hospitals in the area were alerted as a precaution.
Firefighters, ambulances and the Italian emergency number 112 were involved in the response. According to local reports, the fire brigade had to deal with gas bottles and parked cars on the site. No independent investigative report on the precise circumstances is yet available.
RaiNews reports that the fire reached around twenty mobile holiday homes. A local news source writes that the fire may have started in a bungalow and spread to neighbouring accommodation, but that account is also still being investigated.
Bella Italia campsite is a large tourist accommodation complex near Peschiera del Garda, a town that many visitors use as a base for Lake Garda and nearby attractions. The news is therefore also relevant to Dutch and German holidaymakers staying in the area or planning to travel there soon.
The Italian authorities have not disclosed the cause of the fire. Nor has it been reported how many Dutch nationals were among the evacuated or injured holidaymakers. Until the identification process and investigation have been completed, the preliminary figure remains 24 hospital admissions.
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The reporting is based on two Italian news sources and a German public broadcaster. Medical figures and the cause are presented as preliminary or unknown.
- confirmed The fire broke out on Sunday morning at Bella Italia campsite in Peschiera del Garda. — Mentioned by RaiNews and VeronaOggi. source
- confirmed Twenty-four people were taken to hospital. — The preliminary figure appears in Italian local reporting and is given by BR24 as 24 hospital admissions. source
- confirmed Around twenty mobile accommodation units were affected. — RaiNews refers to around twenty holiday cottages; VeronaOggi reports around twenty bungalows. source
- confirmed The cause of the fire remains unknown. — Both Italian sources report that the cause is still under investigation. source
Editor's note
The location, the preliminary figure of 24 hospital admissions and the time of the fire are certain. The cause, the exact damage and the nationalities of those injured have not yet been established.Sources
More on this in Dutch media
- Het Parool — „gardameer peschiera del garda”
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- NRC — „gardameer peschiera del garda”