After maxi-chasm now the gushing mega-fountain. One month after the disaster collapse in via Sestio Menas al Quadraro, an enormous quantity of water began to flow from the gigantic hole in the ground of the road in the morning. The jet, very powerful, of about five meters began to flow at 1pm and caused further failures of the asphalt. The teams of the vigilant of the V and VII Group, firefighters and technicians of Acea who are trying to turn off the water and then intervene on the broken down.
Houses without water
The houses around the collapsed road are without water, come on taps. «We are monitoring the situation, the Acea teams are at work and are slowly reducing the water from the pipes and then proceeding with any repairs» summarized the president of the V Mauro Municipality Caliste. «We are worried about this chasm it widens more and more and now this jet too – says Marco Aloisantoni, witness of the break sudden – Today we saw some water draining, then repeated collapses and the fountain which had more and more pressure. Right at the point where the leak started, on May 1st they were doing a core drilling». The survey, according to the residentswas carried out near the area from which the geyser then emerged: however, it is still early to verify whether the two events are connected.
The Town Hall: no alarm for the buildings
«Acea had to interrupt the water supply to the surrounding buildings. – the president of the VII Municipality, Francesco Laddaga, warns on social media (the sinkhole is located halfway between municipalities 5 and 7, ed.) – Soon some will be placed tankers in via Marco Papio, via Attio Labeone and via Marco Celio Rufo available to citizens. Acea is already working to restore the service in the next few hours.” The chasm at Quadraro it was created on the night of March 28th and had swallowed up two cars, which sank into the thirteen meters of the breakdown. The giant hole, over 8 meters wide, had made the rounds on social media. The collapse had then resulted the evacuation of around fifty residents of the nearby building on Scala B on nearby Via Attio Labeone. At the time, damage to the sewer had already been reported. The mayor also attended the scene Roberto Gualtieri.
Acea: here’s where the tankers are
Acea he then communicated the list of streets where they were deployed tankersseven in total: one in via Attio Labeone, corner of via Sestio Menas; one in via Marco Papio, corner of Via Sestio Menas; two in via Marco Celio Rufus. Three tankers are located inside the airport One hundred cells. Acea Ato 2, in collaboration with the Capitoline Public Works department, is also working to verify the causes of the damage.
