August 19, 10:04
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Fires: night of fire around Palermo, evacuated residents
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(ANSA) - PALERMO, AUGUST 19 - Residents evacuated in the night in the hills around Palermo due to several fires that threatened villas and homes.
A long night of fire between Poggi Ridente, Poggio San Francesco and again in the Nuovo, in the areas of Boccadifalco and Borgo near the Bellolampo landfill.
Even the mayor of Palermo Roberto Lagalla invited the inhabitants to keep the windows closed because of the black cloud that covered these neighborhoods.
In Poggio Ridente, a residential area that dominates the capital, some villas have been evacuated.
Then, after the intervention of the fire brigade and the forest, the residents returned to their homes.
Ash and strong smell of burning even in the city.
This morning the flames broke out again on Monte Grifone.
Aircraft should intervene, which have already operated for hours throughout the day in various municipalities in the province.
During the night, the A19 between Termini and Trabia was also closed again, due to several fires in the area after long queues of several kilometers formed at the entrance to the motorway from Palermo due to a fire in the area of via Giafar.
"Fires everywhere.
Contrada Cortevecchia, Contrada Pistavecchia, Contrada Bragone, Rocca Rossa - Ozanam.
We are all out to support the citizens, with the fire just a few steps away from us.
A nightmare, shell calls that chased each other and that always signaled to us new principles of fires in always different areas - writes the syndicate of Termini Imerese Maria Terranova - We activated the Advanced Operating Center: an operations center that I wanted to set up directly on the places affected by the fires.
Fortunately there were no injuries, but Sicily is burning at the hands of ignoble criminals in a system that is increasingly difficult to react.
We are very tired ". (ANSA).
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