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One person died and 283 were injured by New Year's Eve fireworks. Last year there were 309

Two 12-year-old boys were seriously injured in the late morning of 1 January when they exploded firecrackers. Rescued by the 118, one of the two lost a hand

1 January 2026

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One dead and 283 injured, including 54 hospitalised. This is the balance of the New Year's Eve celebrations provided by the Department of Public Security.

Compared to last year, the number of injured decreased to 309, but there was one death in Rome: a 63-year-old Moldavian man hit by a firecracker explosion.

During this year-end, 12 gunshot injuries were recorded. Among the 283 injured, 245 have prognoses of 40 days or less. On the other hand, 50 were seriously injured, with prognoses of more than 40 days. There were also 68 minors injured, last year there were 90.

The corpse of the man, a 63-year-old Moldavian citizen, was found by the Carabinieri in Acilia in Via Corte Maggiore, near a public park. The victim died of haemorrhaging due to the explosion of a firecracker in his hands.

Also in Rome, a 33-year-old Italian man is in a reserved prognosis at the 'Policlinico Umberto I' hospital: due to the explosion of a firecracker, he suffered the amputation of his right ear and some injuries to his face and eye. Still in the capital, an 11-year-old Italian boy was taken to the 'Grassi' hospital in Ostia because his ear was injured by a firecracker explosion, and was judged to be recoverable in 20 days.

A 17-year-old Romanian boy from Vieste, who was transported by helicopter from Vieste for injuries to his hands, neck and face, is in a critical prognosis at the hospital in Foggia. The minor's left hand was amputated, as he had also allegedly injured himself while handling a firecracker.

In Vercelli, a 43-year-old man is in life-threatening danger after suffering the amputation of his left hand, serious injuries to his right hand, chest and abdominal traumas, and burns to his face after a firework explosion on the balcony of his home.

In Brescia in Piazza della Vittoria, a 14-year-old Egyptian boy lost two fingers on his left hand when a firecracker exploded. He was transported to hospital in Verona in a red code and underwent surgery. The victim is still in a reserved prognosis.

In Palermo in Via Marciano, inside her home, a 24-year-old Italian woman of Sri Lankan origin was injured in the back by a stray bullet. Her life is not in danger.

In Caserta, a 9-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet in his left hand while standing on the balcony of his home. The child was transported to hospital and treated by medical staff with 6 stitches.

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Two 12-year-olds seriously injured in Milan by firecrackers, one loses a hand

Two 12-year-old boys were seriously injured late in the morning today, 1 January, when they exploded some firecrackers. Rescued by the 118 emergency services, one of the two, who lost a hand, was admitted to Niguarda hospital in a red code; the other, who suffered penetrating injuries to his chest and legs, was admitted to San Raffaele hospital in a yellow code. Neither of them appears to be in life-threatening danger. The Carabinieri gave the news, explaining that the serious accident occurred in via Alfonso Gatto and that further investigations are in progress.