Venice, fire in Porto Marghera: it is code red. “Close the windows”

VENICE A tall column of black smoke, visible from all parts of the city. And the chemical alarm sirens sound and bring old nightmares back into fashion. On Friday morning there was a great fire in a chemical industry in Porto Marghera, in the Malcontenta area: this is the 3vsigma company. The municipal administration urgently urges the population to close their windows and stay indoors, Venetian Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted. Veneto firefighters are on site. The Venice Suem emergency health service and Treviso are intervening with four ambulances, two helicopters and special rescue teams. The municipalized Actv has diverted two bus lines (18 and 53) on alternative routes. According to the first information, you are burning ethanol and methanol. The municipality has issued the code red: close windows and damp rags to prevent toxic smoke from entering the house. The local police operations center reports that, in accordance with the plan for industries at risk of serious accident, all residents of the municipality of Marghera must remain indoors or indoors and keep doors and windows closed.