The bomb alarm sparked by an abandoned suitcase near the ticket office for the Pitti Uomo men’s fashion fair at Florence’s Fortezza da Basso is over.
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Tag: Vigili del Fuoco
Firefighters at work on the Lungarno after the collapse
Firefighters with the Civil Defence and other law enforcement agencies have been working around the clock to secure the Lungarno after the collapse.
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Lungarno opposite the Uffizi collapsed
The Lungarno opposite the Uffizi collapsed in Florence.
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Firefighters saved a cat by giving it oxygen
The Florence Firefighters saved a cat from death by giving it oxygen on Monday May 9, 2016.
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Stuck owl rescued by firefighters in Florence
The Vigili del Fuoco di Firenze intervened in Florence to save an owl got stuck on the terrace of an apartment in via Maroncelli, close to the Florence stadium.
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CBRN Exercise of police, firefighters and 118 Saturday, October 13, at Terontola (Arezzo). Under the coordination of the Prefecture of Arezzo, at the Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear exercise were around 60 units between the Fire Department, 118 staff and police.
“Way of Love”, watch the rockslide slammed
A rockslide slammed into Italy’s popular Way of Love hiking trail in the coastal Cinque Terre resort area, injuring four Australian women. One was crushed by rocks and another was knocked off the steep path. Cinque Terre (Five Lands) is a rugged portion of coast on the Italian Riviera. It is in the Liguria region, close to Tuscany.
Watch the bus on fire on the Autopalio highway
On the afternoon of September 27, the Fire Department in Florence have taken on the Autopalio, the Firenze-Siena highway (on the road to Florence near the exit of Bargino), for overheating brakes of a bus on fire. The Fire Department, thanks to a Fire Engine and a Tank Truck, poured cold water on the vehicle by putting in security.