Tragedy struck in Southern Italy on Monday after a gas explosion killed four family members, including two young children.
The gas explosion, which caused their house, a two-story building, to collapse partially occurred in Saviano town near Naples around 07:00 a.m. (06:00 BST) on Monday.
The victims include a girl, a boy, their mother and their grandmother.
Thankfully, Italian firefighters, the Vigili del Fuoco, rescued the father and a newborn baby from the rubble.
According to local media, the father is in a critical state at a hospital in Naples, while the baby’s injuries are not life-threatening.
“The parents and their three children lived on one floor of the house, while the grandmother lived on the floor above,” the Vigili del Fuoco said in a statement.
Rescue teams worked tirelessly throughout the day and night to recover the victims. The mother and grandmother were located at 4:45 p.m. and after midnight, respectively.
The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, but initial theories point to a gas explosion, which is believed to have caused the building to collapse.
Drone footage showed large holes in the roof, and much of the structure was reduced to rubble.
