A Genoese man who came back
form working in France to find an eviction order served and his
home boarded up on Thursday went to the council housing office,
tipped petrol over himself and tried to set himself alight.
The head of Genoa's fire brigade, Giacomo Tinella, stopped
the man from doing so, persuading him to hand over his lighter.
The man was then taken to hospital.
Evictions have increased in Italy recently.
The man had previously gone into the housing office and
learned that his home was boarded up on December 5 because his
partner, whose name was on the rent slip, had not paid it for at
least a year.
The man, 47, told the clerks he had children and had been
unable to deal with the matter because he had been in France for
sveeral months, having found occasional work there.
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