At the time of a victim, the toll of a fire in progress since the early afternoon in an apartment in via Agostino Richelmy, west of the capital, in the Aurelio district.
Eight fire brigade teams on site.
The flames involved two floors of a building of six. During the extinguishing operations a person, probably bedridden, was found dead.
Some tenants were rescued with the ladder and put in a safe place.
Personnel from 118, Italgas and Acea, as well as the state police were also present in the area.
