Pensioner dies in Ascona apartment fire
Malcolm Curtis - [email protected]
Published: 30 Oct, 2012 CET.
Updated: Tue 30 Oct 2012 09:37 CET
Ticino cantonal police are investigating an apartment fire in Ascona that left a 91-year-old tenant dead and another blaze nearby that destroyed two farms.
Flames were reported on Monday at 7.30am on the fifth floor of a residential building for reasons not yet determined, police said.
A team of 14 fire fighters with six vehicles from Locarno put out the blaze but were unable to save the tenant.
The person’s lifeless body was found inside the apartment, police said.
Part of the apartment was completely destroyed while the rest of the home sustained smoke damage.
Forensic investigators are probing the cause of the fire, police said.
Meanwhile, Ticino police said another fire near Locarno on Monday night destroyed two farms.
No-one was inside the buildings located near Versicio in the mountains north-west of Locarno.
Comments
See Also
Flames were reported on Monday at 7.30am on the fifth floor of a residential building for reasons not yet determined, police said.
A team of 14 fire fighters with six vehicles from Locarno put out the blaze but were unable to save the tenant.
The person’s lifeless body was found inside the apartment, police said.
Part of the apartment was completely destroyed while the rest of the home sustained smoke damage.
Forensic investigators are probing the cause of the fire, police said.
Meanwhile, Ticino police said another fire near Locarno on Monday night destroyed two farms.
No-one was inside the buildings located near Versicio in the mountains north-west of Locarno.
Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.
Please log in here to leave a comment.