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(ANSA) – PALERMO, AUGUST 30 – From 6 o’clock this morning, two Canadairs and two helicopters went into action to extinguish the arson that developed last night in Altofonte, in the hills outside Palermo, where they were evacuated. 400 of the approximately ten thousand inhabitants. The fire, still ongoing, broke out at 9 p.m. at five different points at the same time. The flames, fed by the sirocco wind, have passed through the inhabited area and are heading towards the forest. “It was a criminal act – say the men of the forest and the firefighters who intervened – hit the town.” The evacuated residents were transferred to the Don Pino Puglisi sports field, where civil protection garrisons were installed. (HANDLE).
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