World News | Fire at Medical Marijuana Lab in Italy Kills 1, Injures 3
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A blaze on Friday at a small laboratory in central Italy that treats marijuana so it can be used medically left a man dead, three injured survivors and a woman missing, Italian firefighters said.
Rome, May 7 (AP) A blaze on Friday at a small laboratory in central Italy that treats marijuana so it can be used medically left a man dead, three injured survivors and a woman missing, Italian firefighters said.
Flames raged through a small building in the countryside outside Gubbio, a town in the Umbria region.
Firefighters were searching into the night for a woman who was reported missing, said state firefighters spokesperson Luca Cari. Much of the fire had been extinguished, he said.
RAI state TV said the fire apparently was caused by a gas explosion.
Cari said it wasn't immediately known what touched off the blast.
RAI state TV said that the most severely injured survivor was flown by helicopter to a hospital with a specialized burns center. (AP)
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