A fire broke out in Siena's
iconic Torre del Mangia tower amid celebrations for the Onda
contrada's win in the Palio horse race Wednesday night.
The flames consumed the wooden floor of the last storey of
the Tuscan city's municipal tower in the central Piazza del
Campo before firefighters put it out, local sources said.
Mayor Bruno Valentini said the blaze may have been caused by
candles placed on the battlements for the Palio.
"There doesn't seem to be any damage to the structure" of the
tower, he said.
Police opened a probe but are not treating the case as arson.
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