Key takeaways:
- Giacomo Chiapparini was a beloved cheese producer in northern Italy, producing Grana Padano, a parmesan-style hard cheese.
- Chiapparini was tending to his 15,000 cheese wheels in his warehouse near the city of Bergamo when a shelf collapsed, burying him.
- The cause of the accident is still being investigated, but it is believed that the shelf may have been weakened by the weight of the cheese wheels.
A tragic accident has taken the life of a beloved cheese producer in northern Italy. On Sunday evening, 74-year-old Giacomo Chiapparini was tending to his 15,000 cheese wheels in his warehouse near the city of Bergamo when a shelf holding the wheels collapsed, creating a domino effect that sent the massive wheels flying and ultimately burying their maker.
Chiapparini was a local producer of Grana Padano, a parmesan-style hard cheese that is popular in Italy. According to Bortolo Ghislotti, a friend and neighbor of the victim, Chiapparini and his son Tiziano, 50, had gone to the warehouse after a machine that cleans the cheese wheels from the mold sent an alarm signal.
Firefighter Antonio Dusi from Bergamo told AFP that Chiapparini was buried under the cheeses, each of which weighed almost 90 pounds. Despite the efforts of emergency services, Chiapparini was declared dead at the scene.
The cause of the accident is still being investigated, but it is believed that the shelf may have been weakened by the weight of the cheese wheels. The tragedy has shocked the local community, with many expressing their condolences to Chiapparini’s family.
Giacomo Chiapparini was a beloved cheese producer in northern Italy, and his death is a tragic loss for the community. Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time.
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