Prosecutors probing Rome B&B collapse

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 24 - The State Attorney's Office in Rome is investigating the collapse of a B&B in the Monteverde district on Sunday caused by an explosion in the building in which a 54-year-old Scottish tourist was critically injured.
    Investigators coordinated by prosecutor Giovanni Conzo have opened a probe against unknown persons for culpable injuries and culpable disaster, investigative sources said on Monday.
    Carabinieri police of the Trastevere Company have questioned a number of witnesses, including the owner of the B&B, to investigate the cause of the blast, the sources said.
    The tourist of Scottish origin, who has not been named, was said to have burns on 70% of his body.
    After the incident on Sunday, anti-mafia writer Roberto Saviano responded to reports that he had been in the building by reassuring fans that he moved out a few days ago. (ANSA).