Fire in Quartu Sant’Elena in the town center, flames and thick column of black smoke: fear among residents

A big fire con flames several meters high exploded at the entrance of Quartu Sant’Elenain Sardiniaon the connecting road with Cagliari. It would have been a burning one reed bed inside the Molentargius Parknot too far from some commercial facilities.

The fire in Quartu Sant’Elena, Sardinia

The fire broke out on the afternoon of Wednesday 24 July inside the park of Molentargiusclose to Marconi Avenue. This is reported by the website of The Sardinian Union.

The flames, moved by the strong wind of Mistralwould have concerned an area not too far from a well-known dental practice and from a gas station.

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The fire broke out in Quartu Sant’Elena, a municipality in the metropolitan city of Cagliari, in Sardinia

The fire would have been powered also from waste of various kinds, probably present in the place where the fire originated. For this reason the smoke would have taken on color nero.

The evacuations

And’dwelling was involved from the flames.

There is fear for the developments: on the route of the fire, in the direction Turati Streetthere are houses, business it’s a school. Someone evacuations have already been arranged in the area.

The police arrived on site Fire fighters with 5 teams, together with civil protection and a regional fire-fighting helicopter.

The fire in Vieste (Foggia)

On Wednesday 24th July another large fire broke out on the Gargano, near the municipality of Vieste, in the province of Foggia.

And video which shows the bosco Of San Felice Bay catch fire has been making the rounds on the internet.

What was most frightening was the proximity of the fire to a tourist residence which hosts approximately 1,200 people. It is assumed thatmalicious origin.



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Photo source: ANSA

Source: notizie.virgilio.it