Smoke rises from the burning roof the Unesco World Heritage Site of Cavallerizza Reale or Royal Stables, in Turin, Italy October 21, 2019. Vigili del Fuoco/Handout via REUTERS
TURIN (Reuters) - A fire broke out in Turin's 18th century royal stables and riding school the Cavallerizza Reale on Monday, destroying part of the roof of the UNESCO world heritage site.
The blaze began at about 0745 local time, firefighters said. Six teams were deployed and the flames were extinguished after about two hours, but not before a significant part of the roof had collapsed.
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