Casalgrasso

Casalgrasso is a municipality in the province of Cuneo, in Piedmont.

The fire of 6 November 2026

At around 5am on Friday 6 November 2026, a fire breaks out involving some car batteries in the courtyard of a company in the municipality ^[1]. The flames engulf the batteries stored in the outdoor yard of the production plant ^[2].

The fire brigade of Saluzzo and Racconigi respond, managing to extinguish the blaze quickly and limit the damage to the area where the batteries were stored, preventing the flames from spreading to the rest of the plant or to nearby structures ^[1][2]. No one is reported to be involved, injured or affected by smoke inhalation ^[1][2]. Technicians and law enforcement are carrying out checks to establish the causes of the fire, which have not yet been determined ^[2].

Chronology

• 6 November 2026 — A fire breaks out shortly after 5am on 6 November in the yard of a company in Casalgrasso, in the Cuneo area, involving some car batteries stored outdoors; the fire brigade of Saluzzo and Racconigi respond. → Cuneo24 CronacaQui Torino

Sources

1. Incendio in un'azienda a Casalgrasso: in fiamme alcune batterie di auto — Cuneo24, 6 November 2026
2. Rogo nella notte: fiamme nel piazzale di un'azienda, a fuoco un deposito di batterie — CronacaQui Torino, 6 November 2026