Overview
- On March 16, Lauro met young survivors of the New Year’s Eve blaze at Niguarda Hospital in Milan after they asked to see him.
- He reportedly spent nearly two hours in the burns ward speaking with patients at their bedsides, meeting some discharged youths and relatives, and choosing not to perform.
- Lombardy welfare chief Guido Bertolaso publicly thanked Lauro for the visit and credited Carlo Conti with helping to arrange the meeting, sharing a photo from the ward.
- Lombardy’s president Attilio Fontana also praised the gesture, according to local coverage.
- One patient said Lauro invited the group to his June 15 concert and would provide tickets and a small platform, a detail not independently confirmed.