CATANIA – Normality returns to the Catania Polyclinicwhere one occurred yesterday diesel spill which made it necessary close the emergency room.
After 3 hours of field operations, however, the emergency is over.
What happened yesterday
The firefighters of the provincial command of Catania are intervenedyesterday afternoon, for a copious spillage of diesel from a generator set in the premises of Catania Polyclinicin via Santa Sofia.
The causes of the spill are under investigation.
THE vapors persistent of the combustible product have invaded the upper departments of the hospitalincluding the Emergency room and she gave up their partial evacuation is necessary until safety conditions are restored.
Timely restoration of places
On site a team of firefighters sent from the Headquarters together with personnel specialized in interventions on NBCR scenarios (Nuclear Biological Chemical Radiological), in addition to officer on guard duty.
The firefighters have made the departments and premises safe technicians interested from the spill and they gave the necessary assistance to hospital staff to restore the usability of places.
The communication of the Polyclinic
“The emergency room of the Rodolico hospital in via Santa Sofia has resumed its usual activity after the brief interruption yesterday afternoon“.
This is communicated by the general director of the university hospital Policlinico “G. Rodolico – San Marco”, Gaetano Sirnawhich remained i.e. throughout the afternoonn constant contact with the President of the Region Renato Schifaniwith the health councilor Giovanna Volo and with the director of Strategic Planning of the Salvatore Iacolino departmentto which he has reported every step of the restoration and safety procedure of the system that suffered a fuel leak.
It’s still: “The emergency emergency service it is therefore returned to full capacity after problem resolution and the ensuring the safety of facilities and patients“.
“The crisis management systemalso thanks to the timely intervention of the firefighters, has fworked excellently allowing the emergency to be overcome in just three hours“, they explain.
