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Man dies after being crushed by thousands of huge cheese wheels | World | News

An elderly Italian man described as “supportive” and “generous” has been tragically crushed to death under 25,000 wheels of Grana Padano cheese, authorities have said. Giacomo Chiapparini, 74, owned a dairy and cheese factory in Romano di Lombardia in northern Italy and the accident took place in his warehouse....

Man crushed to death under 25,000 falling cheese wheels

In an unusual incident, an Italian man namely Giacomo Chiapparini, 75, was crushed to death after nearly 25,000 wheels of cheese fell on him in his warehouse. The incident took place on Sunday in which the 75-year-old man was buried under a massive stockpile of ripening Parmesan-style cheese following...

Cheesemaker in Italy fatally crushed by thousands of wheels of cheese

An Italian man died when he was crushed by thousands of wheels of cheese at his warehouse on Sunday, authorities said. Cheesemaker Giacomo Chiapparini, 74, was buried by thousands wheels of Grana Padano, a Parmesan-style hard cheese popular in Italy, according to reports. The incident happened when a shelf...

Italian man crushed to death by 15,000 falling blocks of cheese | World News

An elderly Italian man was crushed by an enormous wall of falling cheese An elderly Italian man has been crushed to death by thousands of wheels of parmesan-style hard cheese, weighing around 40kg each. Giacomo Chiapparini, 75, was buried under the cheeses when a 10-metre-high shelf broke in his...

Italian man dies after being crushed by 25,000 wheels of cheese

An Italian man was crushed to death by around 25,000 wheels of cheese. Giacomo Chiapparini, who runs a Grana Padano factory in Romano di Lombardia, in the north of the country, was found by firefighters in the early hours of Monday morning, according to reports. A 10-metre high shelf...

Italian man crushed to death by falling cheese wheels

An Italian man has been crushed to death under thousands of vast wheels of a Parmesan-style hard cheese, which weigh around 40kg each, firefighters said. Giacomo Chiapparini, 74, was buried under the cheeses when a shelf broke in his warehouse in the northern Lombardy region on Sunday. That created...