Six people including public
administrators and officials are under investigation for the
January 18 disaster at Abruzzo's Hotel Rigopiano in which 29
people were killed by an avalanche in the village of Farindola,
judicial sources said Thursday.
Those under investigation include the president of the
province of Pescara, Antonio Di Marco, Farindola Mayor Ilario
Lacchetta and the hotel's manager, Bruno Di Tommaso.
Also being probed are two provincial officials, Paolo
D'Incecco and Mauro Di Blasio, and Farindola municipal worker
Enrico Colangeli.
A prosecutor said the six were being probed for "negligence,
imprudence and recklessness".
They are accused of not foreseeing the danger of an
avalanche, and not preventing or managing risks.
Prosecutors said they would also be looking into local
authorities' past plans to cope with extreme weather, heavy
snowfall and avalanches.
Lawyers for victims' relatives said other possible suspects
would be announced later.
Sources said this was just a first tranche of investigations.
Eleven people survived the avalanche.
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