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Just four days after marking her 100th birthday, Renata Gessini died tragically in a house fire

According to reports, she was cooking when her stove backfired, engulfing her in flames

Days before her death, she was celebrated as a "book of living history" by her town

A beloved teacher in a small Italian town died in a freak accident just four days after celebrating a landmark birthday.

On Saturday, Oct. 4, Renata Gessini was celebrated by her hometown Carpineto Romano, in Italy, as she marked her 100th birthday.

Just four days later, she died in a house fire on Wednesday, Oct. 8, according to reporting by Italian outlets Corriere Della Sera and la Repubblica .

While cooking, the former elementary school teacher was consumed by flames when her stove backfired, th

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