Last night fear of a large fire, of arson, fueled by the strong Scirocco wind, which affected the mountain of Erice and led to the evacuation of several houses.
The flames would have started near the cable car station.
The wind and the fires characterized the night just spent not only in Erice but also in Palermo and in the province.
Several fires, some of which are of willful origin, broke out in the Monreale area.
Pioppo, Cefalù, Bagheria on Monte Catalfano and Termini Imerese.
This morning, to put out the flames, the arrival of the Canadair is expected.
The damage caused by the strong sirocco wind was also numerous: in the end, 38 firefighters intervened to remove trees that had fallen on the cars and invaded the roadway.
Many billboards ended up on the street and removed by the firefighters.