PALERMO (ITALPRESS) – It was a night of fire for Sicily and in particular for Palermo and its province. There are several fires and the city is surrounded by fire. Established the municipal emergency operations center. The fire brigade and canadairs are incessantly at work. One of the largest rogli concerns the Capo Gallo reserve, which overlooks Mondello with the flames that started yesterday afternoon. The air is unbreathable and several families have left their homes in Pizzo Sella. Fire also on the hill of the Bellolampo landfill where all the procedures envisaged to limit the outbreaks have been activated. A fire, quite large, since yesterday evening, also broke out in the mountains of the Inserra area, in the Cruillas district, near the Cervello hospital. Also in this area there are several villas and the inhabitants have had to leave their homes. Flames also in the districts of Bonagia and Boccadifalco,
as well as in various municipalities from Monreale, Isola delle Femmine and the centers of Trapani.
The Civil Protection invites you not to leave the cas due to the dioxin risk, given that in some places the air is unbreathable. Palermo Airport closed until 11. Scheduled flights will be subject to cancellations and delays informs Gesap. Train traffic is suspended between Palermo Notarbartolo and Punta Raisi due to a fire near the railway line.
The intervention of the Fire Brigade is required to allow traffic to resume. Regional trains may experience delays and suffer route limitations and cancellations.
Several junctions of the A29 Palermo-Mazara del Vallo motorway have been closed, those of Cinisi and Villagrazia di Carini have been reopened.
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