Trivero
Trivero is a locality in the municipality of Valdilana, in the Biella area, where in November 2026 a fire in a home caused the death of an elderly woman.
Trivero is an area of the municipality of Valdilana, in the Biella area (Biellese), in Piedmont. It includes several hamlets (frazioni), among them Barbato.
The fire of November 2026
On the evening of 9 November 2026 a fire broke out on the top floor of a three-storey building in the hamlet of Barbato, in Trivero. An 83-year-old woman, Fiorina Festa Bianchet, lived in the flat with her 74-year-old husband [1][2].
The alarm was raised in the evening. Several teams of volunteer firefighters from Ponzone and Cossato responded, reaching the home and rescuing the two elderly residents, bringing them out of the building [1]. Nothing could be done for the woman; her husband was taken to hospital, reportedly with minor injuries [1][2].
The cause of death had yet to be established: among the hypotheses was smoke inhalation [1]. According to an initial reconstruction, the fire is believed to have started from a wood-burning stove in the kitchen; the exact circumstances of the fire remained under investigation [1][2]. The building was placed under seizure and declared unfit for habitation, while the fire continued to affect the flue for several hours [1].
Timeline
- — In Trivero, in the municipality of Valdilana in the Biella area, a fire that broke out in a top-floor flat kills Fiorina Festa Bianchet, 83; her husband, 74, is taken to hospital with reportedly minor injuries. → Quotidiano Piemontese la Repubblica Torino
Sources
- Quotidiano Piemontese — 10 November 2026
- la Repubblica Torino — 10 November 2026