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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He died from blunt force. This was because the cheese was not very sharp. I'd crumble under that weight too.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

He was buried under collapsing debrie

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Imagine getting crushed by cheese and people online making fun of you

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

An Italian man has been crushed to death under thousands of wheels of a Parmesan-style cheese, authorities said.

Giacomo Chiapparini, 74, was buried when a shelf broke in his warehouse in the Lombardy region on Sunday, firefighter Antonion Dusi told AFP.

The collapse created a domino effect bringing down thousands of wheels, which weigh about 40kg (84lbs) each.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


An Italian man has been crushed to death under thousands of wheels of a Parmesan-style cheese, authorities said.

Giacomo Chiapparini, 74, was buried when a shelf broke in his warehouse in the Lombardy region on Sunday, firefighter Antonion Dusi told AFP.

The collapse created a domino effect bringing down thousands of wheels, which weigh about 40kg (84lbs) each.

Some of the wheels reportedly fell about 10m (33ft) and a local resident told Italian media the collapse sounded "like thunder".

Speaking to Italian media, a neighbour described Mr Chiapparini as "very supportive… and generous".

The warehouse, located in Romano di Lombardia, about 50km (31 miles) east of Milan, contained a total of 25,000 wheels of Grana Padano, a hard cheese which resembles Parmesan and is popular in Italy.


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