Italian firefighters: No victims in 20-story building blaze

Italian firefighters have worked through the night to extinguish a blaze that destroyed a 20-story apartment building in Milan

MILAN -- Firefighters worked through the night to extinguish a blaze that destroyed a 20-story apartment building in Milan, but said that there was no indication that anyone was missing inside. Some cases of smoke inhalation in were reported from Sunday's blaze, but no serious injuries or deaths. The fire was reported by a resident on the 15th floor, who sounded the alarm as he descended the building telling other occupants to evacuate. Residents of the building included Italian rapper Mahmood, who was the 2019 winner of the San Remo music festival. Residents said the blaze quickly spread through the cladding on the façade, which was supposed to have been fire resistant, Corriere della Sera reported.