Diplomatic intervention by Italy <\/b>over exorbitant bills to wounded<\/b>.<\/p>\n
The Italian government<\/b> was shocked by the exorbitant bills<\/b> sent to injured<\/b> people<\/b> from the fatal fire<\/b> in Swiss resort of Crans-Montana<\/b>, with Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni<\/strong> declaring herself “shocked<\/b>“.<\/p>\n The tragedy, which unfolded on New Year’s Eve in a resort bar, claimed the lives of 41 people<\/strong>, including six Italian teenagers, while 115 people were injured<\/strong>. The fire at Le Constellation bar was attributed, authorities said, to sparking candles that ignited soundproofing material in the venue’s ceiling.<\/p>\n Meloni reported that a hospital in Sion even claimed more than 70.000 euros for a few hours of hospitalisation<\/b>, calling it an unacceptable development: “I was shocked by the news<\/b> of bills totalling tens of thousands of euros sent by a Swiss hospital to the families of young people.”<\/p>\n The Italian prime minister announced that she has instructed the country’s ambassador in Bern to investigate the case<\/b> immediately to ensure that the victims’ families are not financially burdened.<\/p>\n He said the Swiss authorities have already assured that it was a mistake and that the costs would be covered<\/b>, but stressed that the Italian side would follow the matter closely: “It would be abhorrent such costs to be borne by the victims or by Italy<\/b>“.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the investigation into the cause of the tragedy is in full swing<\/b>, with Swiss authorities investigating responsibility for manslaughter and causing a fire through negligence, while the local management of the resort has also been put under the microscope.<\/p>\n <\/html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Diplomatic intervention by Italy on the exorbitant bills for the wounded.
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