Forensic police recover a body from the a camper where three sister died, in Rome, Wednesday, May 10, 2017, when it burst into flames as they slept, in what news reports said might have been an intentional attack aimed at Roma, also known as Gypsies. Prosecutors have opened an arson investigation after surviving family members reported having received threats from local residents in recent days and another camper was torched last week nearby. The sisters aged 4, 8 and 20, were Roma and other family members who were in the camper at the time managed to escape. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP) (The Associated Press)
ROME – Italian authorities say three sisters have died after their camper burst into flames as they slept on Rome's outskirts.
Prosecutors are investigating the cause of the blaze early Wednesday in the Centocelle neighborhood.
The ANSA news agency said the sisters were aged 4, 8 and 20, and were Gypsies, also known as Roma. It said other family members managed to escape.
Rome police Cmdr. Mario De Sclavis said the victims weren't well known to area residents, who reported hearing a huge explosion followed by screams.
Mayor Virginia Raggi visited the site of the blaze Wednesday and asked for a moment of silence.
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