Exploding B&B in Rome
 

A Scotsman enjoying a week in Rome was badly injured when his B&B exploded.
He had written on Facebook that it will be a great holiday if I am not killed in an absurd accident.:unsure:
https://www.ansa.it/english/newswire...b718f8216.html

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The victim passed away in Rome. RIP.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-gas-explosion

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Absoloute tragedy, although that FB post was chilling in itself....

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Two British tourists were killed yesterday in a cable car in the bay of Naples. This accident seems to be a lack of basic maintenance.
https://news.sky.com/story/two-briti...e-say-13350957

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It will put people off Italy for skiing as this is the second such in 5 years, shame.

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Shame that people got killed or shame people will be put off? Wondering where your moral compass is pointing to.

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There have been quite a few cable car accidents in Italy over the years. The same cable car killed 4 and injured 32 back in 1960.
I think it is a good idea to take a good look at the equipment before buying a lift ticket.

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I don't really think you could check out the "equipment" of a cable car before setting off. It's like any form of transport, public or otherwise. You just have to put your trust in who is driving/steering/maintaining anything. These things happen occasionally, but more so car crashes and other accidents.

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Two fatal accidents in 65 years, with 100,000+ passengers per year, is actually pretty good odds. But as MarkRD said, you are likely at greater risk of having a fatal accident in a taxi, or even driving your own car.

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If you look at the reviews the lift was often closed for repairs. Also it only operated in the summer. Where did you get the 100k figure from?

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My wording might often leave a lot to be desired, sorry.

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The linked article that said it carried 110,000/yr, which means about 600/day for half the year, or 900/day for four months, which seems plausible.

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I missed that about visitor numbers. Incredible that the old contraption is bringing in around a million euros per year. I visited the place 20 years ago and it didnt have much to offer back then. The weather yesterday was cold and rainy. If it had been a nice day the disaster would have been much worse.