A British vacationer who was severely injured after a suspected gasoline explosion destroyed a three-storey B&B in Rome has died.
Grant Paterson, 54, from East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, was left severely burned following the blast within the Monteverde space of the Italian metropolis on 23 March.
Mr Paterson, an worker with Scottish ferry operator CalMac, was pulled out of the ruins by firefighters and was taken to Sant’Eugenio Hospital for remedy.
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The B&B was destroyed within the explosion
Diane Burke, CalMac’s chief working officer, mentioned: “Everybody at CalMac is distraught that Grant has handed away.
“He was a true gentleman and a credit to MV Clansman, the vessel he served aboard.
“Throughout a distinguished 12-year profession with us, he embodied the perfect of CalMac and, along with his larger-than-life character, he was much-loved by colleagues and passengers alike.
“Our thoughts are with Grant’s friends and family at this extremely difficult time.”
A autopsy examination is about to be ordered by the prosecutor.
A felony investigation is presently beneath means and is probing potential culpable catastrophe and manslaughter.
The Overseas, Commonwealth and Growth Workplace (FCDO) mentioned: “We are supporting the family of a British man who died in Italy and are in touch with the local authorities.”
Mr Paterson was mentioned to have suffered third-degree burns to no less than 70% of his physique.
A witness on the scene mentioned Mr Paterson was screaming beneath the collapsed constructing earlier than being saved by the emergency crew.
A neighbour reported that the explosion made his home home windows shake, whereas one other witness thought it had been a bomb or an earthquake.
It’s understood Mr Paterson arrived in Rome on 17 March and was attributable to return house on 24 March.
The B&B, named Mamma Roma, was on By way of Vitellia within the busy neighbourhood of Monteverde, within the southwest a part of Rome.
Flying particles from the explosion, which occurred at round 8.40am and led to evacuations, broken a number of automobiles and a part of the wall of Villa Doria Pamphili – a seventeenth-century villa which additionally serves because the consultant seat of the Italian authorities.
Rome’s Public Prosecutors’ Workplaces has opened an investigation into the case. In the intervening time, it’s a suspected gasoline leak.
A crowdfunder for Mr Paterson’s household was launched following the incident, with greater than £11,000 raised to this point.
