Flames appeared to have encroach on Giorgio Armani’s villa, but the Italian designer's press office said they stopped short of the property. Armani and guests later evacuated to a boat in the harbour.
The billionaire, 88, was entertaining guests at his seafront property on Wednesday evening and was sitting down for aperitivo when he noticed a cloud of smoke coming from a nearby mountain.
Designer Giorgio Armani was forced to leave his vacation villa overnight after wildfires broke out on the Italian island of Pantelleria. He also gave shelter to people on his yacht.