ROME (AP) — A two-story building collapsed in the southern Italian province of Naples early Sunday, killing two young siblings and their mother, while burying the children's grandmother under the rubble, firefighters and local authorities said.
The firefighters said on their official Telegram channel that a gas explosion likely caused the collapse.
Rescuers in the town of Saviano recovered first the bodies of a 6-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl, and a few hours later recovered the body of another victim, identified as their mother, local authorities said.
Searches are still underway to find the older woman, identified as the grandmother of the children, who was believed to be trapped under the rubble.
Earlier on Sunday, the siblings' 2-year-old brother had been found alive with the father, who was hospitalized in Naples in serious condition.
Firefighters’ spokesman Luca Cari said earlier that rescuers had to be “very careful and move slowly, to avoid new collapses” as they searched for the two women.
Mayor Vincenzo Simonelli was at the scene and told reporters that the building appeared “crumpled up on itself,” adding it was “a very serious situation.”
Media reports said a gas leak could have caused the explosion that rocked the second floor of the building, which crumbled down, covering the lower floor with rubble.
Emergency services attend the site of a building collapse in Saviano, Italy, Sunday Sept, 22, 2024. (LaPresse via AP)
Emergency services attend the site of a building collapse in Saviano, Italy, Sunday Sept, 22, 2024. (LaPresse via AP)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers are giving quarterback Jordan Love another week to rest, scratching him Sunday for their game against the Tennessee Titans as he continues his recovery from a knee injury.
Malik Willis will make his second straight start for the Packers (1-1) with this one coming against the team that traded him to Green Bay at the end of the preseason. Green Bay swapped a 2025 seventh-round draft pick for the former Liberty quarterback taken in the third round of the 2022 draft.
Willis was 12 of 14 for 122 yards with his first career touchdown pass and committing no turnovers in a win against the Colts. He also had six carries for 41 yards as the Packers ran 53 times for 261 yards against Indianapolis.
That was their highest output in rushing yards since 2003 and their largest total in carries since 1978.
Love warmed up and looked good Sunday. He also practiced in a limited basis this week after not practicing before last week's win over Indianapolis.
This is the second straight game Love has missed since taking over as Green Bay’s starting quarterback last year. He injured his left medial collateral ligament Sept. 6 during the final series of the Packers’ season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil.
The Packers also scratched cornerback Carrington Valentine against the Titans (0-2) with an injured ankle and rookie offensive lineman Jordan Morgan (shoulder).
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Green Bay Packers' Malik Willis warms up before an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Green Bay Packers' Jordan Love is seen before an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Green Bay Packers' Jordan Love runs before an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
