Nicola Lasalata and Giuseppe Martino, who were the two firefighters who died in Matera

Nicola Lasalata and Giuseppe Martino I am the two dead firefighters in a fire in the Municipality of Nova Siri, in the province of Matera, to save a family this afternoon, Wednesday 17 July. Their names were announced by National Fire Brigade Corpswhich officially released them in a note in the evening. “The National Corps is in mourning for the loss of colleagues Nicola Lasalata and Giuseppe Martino”. Following the dramatic events, the swearing-in ceremony of the students, which was scheduled for tomorrow at the Central Fire Safety Schools in Rome, was postponed. The National Fire Brigade Corps expressed its condolences and closeness to the families of the two victims, who died at work while trying to save the lives of other people.

Who were the firefighters Nicola Lasalata and Giuseppe Martino

Nicola Lasalata and Giuseppe Martino were both forty-five years old and lived in Matera. According to what has been reconstructed so far, they are both died falling down a cliffduring operations to put out a fire, which was burning the vegetation in the Cozzuolo district. The Carabinieri of the Policoro company and the provincial command are investigating the dramatic episode, having carried out the usual checks on site and reconstructed the dynamics of the event.

Messages of condolence to the two firefighters who died in Matera

The news of the sudden and premature death of the two firefighters Nicola Lasalata and Giuseppe Martino has spread rapidly, there are many messages that have arrived in the last few hours to the families from politicians, institutions and associations. “I learned with deep sadness the news of the death of two firefighters, during an intervention to put out a vegetation fire in Nova Siri, in the province of Matera – declares the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella – In this painful circumstance I wish to express to you and to the National Fire Brigade Corps my solidarity. I ask you to convey to the family the expressions of my heartfelt participation in their condolences”.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on social media X expressed “deep sorrow for the tragic death of two firefighters during operations to put out a fire in Nova Siri (Matera). My deepest condolences to the families of the victims and a strong embrace of closeness to colleagues and to the entire National Corps”.

“We are saddened by the death of two firefighters involved in putting out a forest fire in the province of Matera – we read in a post on Civil Protection Department led by Fabrizio Curcio – We express our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and our closeness to the National Fire Brigade Corps”.

“They wanted to save a family, whose home was in danger from the flames, but they fell into a ravine and were engulfed in flames,” he said. the mayor of Nova Siri, Antonello Mele to Ansa – They behaved like heroes, on behalf of our community I thank them for the courage they showed in trying to save a family from the flames”.