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There was not only the fire of the great fire that burns on the sultry picnic of San salvo, but also the anger of the neighbors of via Rinaldo Altieri who have lived through dramatic hours.
The fire started shortly after 2 p.m. from a valley, due to the strong wind and high temperatures, it quickly climbed the hill, reaching under the houses. [LEGGI]. Moments of genuine fear for those who live in that area: the woodshed of a house caught fire with flames several meters high right in front of the windows (all the supply for the winter was destroyed), another house was surrounded by fire, the patio of a completely incinerated building. There was even more fear for the large diesel tank from another condo.
Thus, before the arrival of aid, the inhabitants tried save what can be saved By all available means: buckets, pipes for irrigation, hydrants in condominium. Even when the different fire brigades and civil protection arrive, they will continue to pass containers full of water.
There were no moments very strong tension“My daughter is there with a baby!” A woman yells. For another lady, the intervention of aambulance of 118; some houses come evacuated as a precaution; a girl who arrives out of breath has to sit on the ground after the relief of seeing her sister unharmed. “For years we have asked for these areas to be cleaned in vain, where is everyone?” Some shouts against the brigade and the carabinieri, innocent recipients of an outburst directed at those who are absent at that delicate moment.
Yes, because the fires in the valley below are not new, but now traditional: the bad habit of eliminating vegetation and the waste that is hidden in it with flames is difficult to eradicate, that is why the neighbors of Via Padre Rinaldo Altieri have been asking for a long time clearing of uncultivated land. “We have been saying this for years to the Municipality, the mayor, the owners of the land and nothing has ever been done. We the citizens of this street we don’t exist for the administration, just look at the municipal sections – say other neighbors pointing to the uncultivated vegetation next to the dog walking area in via Stingi – I clean the municipal lands under my house, otherwise it would be a jungle ”.
The chorus is unanimous, residents speak with reddened eyes and skin smoked because until a few minutes before they promised to put out the fire with improvised means. For every meter traveled there is an inhabitant who, after the great scare, regrets the abandonment in which the area was left … “You have to write it down!”. “Because of the heat we were at home with the windows closed, so we didn’t immediately realize what was happening. We started calling each other, someone welcomed the neighbors who had their houses threatened by flames, many came down to try to put out the fire and help. “
Excluding the devastating fire in the warehouses of the industrial estate a couple of years ago, it is difficult to remember such a delicate day in San Salvo due to the fires and the other great reason for protest is theabsence of representatives of the Municipality during the worst phase of the emergency: “No one has been seen, mayor, councilors, councilors, no one!”.
“It’s Saturday, it’s a day at sea,” we tried to joke on Via Rinaldo Altieri.
No one asked for administrators to face the flames, but for someone to be there just to pick up the understandable outburst of those who risked seeing their sacrifices vanish, yes.
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