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An Italian couple and their 11 year old son were killed on Tuesday when a hole opened up in the ground at a bubbling volcanic crater near Naples, a popular tourist site.
Italy's fire brigade said it pulled three dead bodies from a shallow hole in a section of the crater at the Solfatara volcano, which was surrounded by a wooden fence meant to keep tourists out.
The victims were a 45 year old man, a 42 year old woman and their son. Another 7 year old son did not fall into the hole and was unharmed, national fire brigade spokesman Luca Cari said.
"Either there was a small explosion, or the ground simply gave way from their weight, and they fell into this hole," Cari said. "It was inside a fenced-off area."
Raw video: Rescue workers block off area near popular tourist attraction where 11-year-old Italian boy fell into crater and his parents died trying to rescue him
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Italy's fire brigade said it pulled three dead bodies from a shallow hole in a section of the crater at the Solfatara volcano, which was surrounded by a wooden fence meant to keep tourists out.
The victims were a 45 year old man, a 42 year old woman and their son. Another 7 year old son did not fall into the hole and was unharmed, national fire brigade spokesman Luca Cari said.
"Either there was a small explosion, or the ground simply gave way from their weight, and they fell into this hole," Cari said. "It was inside a fenced-off area."
Raw video: Rescue workers block off area near popular tourist attraction where 11-year-old Italian boy fell into crater and his parents died trying to rescue him
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