VEGLIE – A dangerous fire broke out last night in the countryside around Veglie. About thirty plastic boxes used for packaging fruit and vegetables, as well as other material, including wooden crates and pallets, went up in smoke. A fire which had the potential to spread quite rapidly and which released noxious fumes into the air, tackled in the shortest time possible by a team of firefighters from the Veglie detachment, who had a tanker sent by the central command of Lecce.
The site, a warehouse that extends over approximately 2,500 meters of fenced land, is located in the innermost part of the municipal road Delli Grandi, a branch of provincial road 14 that connects Veglie to Carmiano. It is in this context that, from around 8.30 pm, the firefighters had to work for a long time to avoid the further spread of the fire and, therefore, contain the damage, especially of an environmental nature, given the emission of dioxin caused from the combustion of plastic materials.
The warehouse in question is owned by a 41-year-old from Veglie. In fact, it is used by Lesam, a business that deals with the sale of fruit and vegetables. The Carabinieri from the mobile radio section of Campi Salentina also intervened on site for the first investigations. The precise causes that sparked the fire are being ascertained, but arson is suspected and investigations are underway.
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