Fire in Vesuvius: Flame, visible even from Naples

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A huge and alarming fire broke out in the National Park Ramovuy in the campaign. The situation is crucial, and in order to control the emergency, the civil defense of the campaign called on the army to support the road guard, the creation of road access and water supply to tankers.

The National Ministry of Civil Protection also carefully monitors the situation, sending the support group to the Terzinio coordination center and providing air support.

“To combat flame and ensure the maximum possible air coating of extinguishing operations, six Canadair of national fire brigades that come from different areas and work from the first dawn light, are also trying in a huge fire. Civil protection in a statement published on Saturday.

More than a hundred firefighters and volunteers are working on an extinguished flame

About 100 firefighters and civil defense volunteers worked tirelessly, ** even at night from Friday to Saturday to limit fires. Adverse weather conditions with an increase in temperature controlled the situation even more difficult.

The fire, which burned for four days, was struck by the pine forest of Terzinio and spread to the neighboring municipalities of Otaviano and San Juzeppe Vesuvyano. The flame is so impressive that they are visible from Naples and his province.

The mayor of Terzinio Francesco Ranieri described the night that passed “very critical”; Although the work of rescuers prevented the flame to get home. Nevertheless, part of the most beautiful vegetation was destroyed by the municipal stadium.

The origin of fire is suspicious. The mayor of Terzinio expressed his fear that this could be arson, recalling the fires of 2017 and claimed that in this case there was a “criminal hand”. Currently, the Fire Front is moving from the pine forest of Terzinio into the shelter of Tiron-Alto Vesuvio, an area that causes problems to save. The start of the park is estimated that the fires have already affected about 200 hectares.

More than 50 fires in the campaign on weekends

Emergency position is not limited to weight. Regional civil defense was supposed to interfere in two other fires at the same time: one in Mercato San Severino, in the province of Salerno, and the other in Franso Telesino, in the province of Benevento. Only on Friday, more than 50 fires were registered in the campaign, demonstrating the overall situation of great criticality.

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