An Italian farmer has reportedly been crushed to dying beneath wheels of a Parmesan-style cheese.

Giacomo Chiapparini, 74, was buried when a shelf broke in his warehouse within the Lombardy area. According to AFP, the incident occurred on Sunday.

The collapse is claimed to have began a domino-like impact, bringing down hundreds of wheels of cheese. Each one is claimed to weigh round 40kg, or 84lb.

It took round 12 hours for authorities to find Chiapparini's physique, mentioned firefighter Antonion Dusi.

Chiapparini was mentioned to be utilizing a machine to rotate and clear the wheels on the time. The cheese was regarded as at totally different phases of ripening.

The storehouse, which had been stocked with 25,000 cheese wheels, was left in shreds. According to the BBC, Some of the wheels reportedly fell about 10m (33ft) and a neighborhood resident informed Italian media the collapse sounded "like thunder".

It is assumed the collapse induced €7m (£6m) of injury. Bortolo Ghislotti, president of the native agricultural district, instructed the machine might have malfunctioned.

He says Chiapparini’s household is now in a race in opposition to time to salvage the dear wheels of cheese. They will should be transported to the climate-controlled warehouses of neighboring companies earlier than they spoil in the summertime warmth, reports the New York Post.

“The family, his wife Angela and two children, cannot understand what happened,” Ghislotti mentioned. “But now we are looking for some colleague willing to keep all the wheels… which otherwise would have to be thrown out.”

Chiapparini’s firm is claimed to sit down on greater than 24 acres of land. This consists of stables, warehouses, milking amenities and a ship.

He has been producing the grana padano cheese - which is analogous to Parmesan - since 2006. In addition to his spouse and youngsters, Chiapparini can be survived by his younger grandchildren.