Final death toll of Saviano disaster rises to four.

Four people from the same family, including two young siblings, died after a two-storey apartment building collapsed in the town of Saviano, near Naples, early on Sunday.

The final death toll from the disaster included a four-year-old girl and a six-year-old boy along with their mother and grandmother, authorities confirmed on Sunday night.

Earlier that day firefighters extracted the siblings' two-year-old brother and father from the rubble alive.

The father was hospitalised in Naples in a critical condition while the boy is reportedly not in a life-threatening condition, according to news agency ANSA.

#Napoli, chiuso l’intervento dei #vigilidelfuoco per il crollo della casa a Saviano. Dolore per la perdita di 4 vite, per le quali malgrado aver dato tutto non abbiamo potuto fare nulla. Resta la gioia per aver salvato il più piccolo della famiglia e il suo papà #23settembre pic.twitter.com/KQRUNfCs3B— Vigili del Fuoco (@vigilidelfuoco) September 23, 2024

In a post on X on Monday, firefighters expressed their pain for the four people who lost their lives but added: "The joy remains for having saved the youngest of the family and his father."

A gas leak is suspected of causing the explosion that rocked the second floor of the building which collapsed onto the lower floor.

Photo Vigili del Fuoco