Overview
- Authorities ordered overnight evacuations up to the SP30 Lungomonte in Asciano, moving about 3,500 people out of harm's way.
- The fire that began days earlier on Monte Faeta spread onto the Pisa slope, where firefighters and civil protection teams worked through the night.
- A helicopter from Florence and three Canadair planes from Rome and Genoa resumed water drops, supporting 48 firefighters with 19 vehicles on the Asciano front.
- Local officials kept shelters open and reported road closures on the SS12 Abetone–Brennero and the provincial link between Asciano and San Giuliano Terme.
- Burned area estimates range from 250 to 800 hectares, and early checks suggest the blaze may have started during an olive-pruning burn on the Lucca side.