A fire broke out inside the Bellolampo landfillto Palermo. Part of the waste that was dumped inside the first tranche of the fire ended up in flames seventh tub. The causes of the fire are unknown. Several fire brigade teams and dozens of RAP men have gathered on site, who are helping the 115 staff with the help of some mechanical shovels with which they are discharging earth at the base of the fire. Various tankers and Civil Protection vehicles supported the firefighting operations.
Fire in Bellolampo, fire broke out in the afternoon
The fire broke out in the afternoon. A thick blanket of smoke immediately rose from the pile of burning rubbish. What makes the fire extinguishing operations more complicated is the wind that is blowing in the mountains outside Palermo.
Todaro: “They intervened in time”
Rap president Giuseppe Todaro commented on the state of the shutdown operations. “We managed to intervene in time – declared the leader of the Board of Directors of the subsidiary company – Monitoring is done constantly. We have the images and I await a service report on what happened.” Rap manager Massimo Collesano supervises the procedures.
The last fire dates back to last autumn
It is not the first time that a fire has broken out inside the Belloalmpo plant. The last one, in chronological order, was the one that hit the TMB area in September 2023. Even before that, in the middle of summer, the landfill on the outskirts of Palermo was not spared from the ring of fire that enveloped Palermo between the 24th and 25th July.
Landfill disposal suspended
The fate of waste deliveries from the city of Palermo remains to be understood. At the moment, they are suspended waiting for the flames to be finally put out. Official comments from the Municipality of Palermo are currently awaited. Firefighting operations are currently underway.
