The municipality of Venice launched Friday an alert to the inhabitants of the city and its immediate surroundings after the fire which developed in the morning in a chemical factory of its industrial suburb of the port of Marghera.
" We are worried. According to our information, two people were injured, "said the president of the Veneto region, Luca Zaia.
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AGGIORNAMENTO - Nota @vvfveneto
"Esplosione e incendio in un'azienda chimica a #Marghera: intervento di 8 squadre a terra dei Vigili del fuoco e il nucleo nbcr. Scattato Piano d'emergenza esterno pererno sostanze chimiche "pic.twitter.com/K0ugH6Fm49
While the people of Venice have been invited to stay at home, the people of the municipality of Marghera must on the other hand not only stay at home but also apply wet towels around closed windows.
"Emergency plan triggered"
The tall column of black smoke rising from the 3V Sigma factory was visible for miles around and many firefighters were on the job. "Eight teams are on the ground," said the city's twitter account. 8 teams in the field of firefighters and the NBC heart. "The external emergency plan has been triggered for a possible dispersion of chemicals," he adds.
Around 2 p.m., the same account assured that the "sirens were sounding to inform the population of the return to normal".