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The center of the city invaded by black smoke. The Municipality closes the schools and invites to keep the windows of the house closed: “No outdoor activities are allowed.” Investigations and air analysis are ongoing. Probable cause, short circuit
ANCONA. A large fire broke out, for a cause still under investigation, in the port area of Ancona. The flames started around 00:35 from a shed in the old Tubimar area, where various activities are carried out. A dense column of smoke has risen over the area, which is still in the air, with the Municipality inviting residents to keep the windows closed as a precaution, pending the results of the Arpam and Asur analyzes, and He has ordered the closure of all schools of all levels, universities, parks and outdoor sports facilities.
Sixteen teams of firefighters from Ancona, Macerata and Pesaro intervened at the scene with tanker trucks and ladders. The fire would have started after the electrical short circuit in one of the equipment, perhaps a cargo forklift, present in a shipbuilding shed. After many hours of work, the fire was limited even if the outbreaks continue. The port area and the downtown area were invaded by smoke and a pungent smell. An emergency meeting is being held in the prefecture.
Witnesses say they heard several roars. “We heard several explosions, at least three, from a quarter to one onwards. Then the fire and the sirens of the emergency vehicles. We immediately thought about what happened in Beirut, it is inevitable ”: these are the words to AdnKronos from an employee of a hotel in the area near the port.
“There is a lot of black smoke, but the wind does not carry it towards the center of the city, but towards the south, towards the interior. There is a very strong smell that looks like burnt plastic. No casualties or injuries were reported. Police vehicles have “fenced off” the area, but port activities have resumed.
Another testimony is that of a Greek truck driver, who also told AdnKronos: “I was still driving when I heard five, six explosions one after another, as if they were gunshots. I stopped abruptly and in front of me the fire. Huge, violent. It looked like Beirut, I thought I was dying, having been blown up. “The man recounted his fear:” It must have been midnight, but until one in the afternoon the fire continued to grow threatening, I was afraid but I couldn’t get out, leave my truck there. So I waited and prayed. “
The flames would have destroyed some trucks and affected warehouse structures, where solvents, paints and other potentially toxic materials could be found. In the area there is a company that produces liquid nitrogen, a power plant, a methane plant. On the site also vehicles of the Civil Protection of the Marche Region and the Municipality of Ancona.
