There is a fire!
in-CHEN-dyo — three syllables, stress on second. 'Inc-' + 'end' + 'io'. The 'c' before 'e' is soft.
For fire, call 115 (vigili del fuoco). Also call 118 if people are injured. Evacuate first, then call — never re-enter a burning building.
'C'è un incendio!' = there is a fire! Call 115 for fire brigade ('vigili del fuoco'). If people are trapped or injured, also call 118. If the fire is in a single building or flat, evacuate immediately and call from outside. 'L'edificio brucia' (the building is on fire), 'Ci sono persone all'interno' (there are people inside).
Chiami il centoquindici! I vigili del fuoco!
Call 115! The fire brigade!
115 is the Italian fire brigade emergency number
Ci sono persone intrappolate nell'edificio.
There are people trapped in the building.
Report trapped people — highest urgency, multiple agencies dispatched
È scoppiato un incendio in cucina.
A fire broke out in the kitchen.
Common house fire starting point — report location within building
Italy's fire brigade ('vigili del fuoco') number is 115. They respond to fires, road accident extractions, flooding, and other non-medical emergencies. The EU emergency number 112 can also dispatch all services. Italian apartment buildings built before 1990 often lack modern fire safety features — no sprinklers, single stairwells, no pressurised escape routes. Post-earthquake fire safety has become a major issue in Italian building codes.