Officials: Arsonists to blame for fires in Italy
Firefighters were battling Wednesday to contain scattered fires across central and southern Italy, which authorities believe are largely caused by arsonists. Two Canadair tanker planes were employed to put out a blaze in the Sicilian city of Messina, the ANSA news agency said, while other fires were reported in Sardinia, Abruzzo — the region where the pilot of a firefighting plane died earlier this week — and other regions. Full Story