An explosion, probably caused by a fire, occurred in a csemi-submerged hydroelectric entrance in Bargi, in the Suviana basin, on the Bolognese Apenninesthis afternoon around 3pm. The detonation, “resulted in several injuries, at least one of which was serious, and missing. The precise number of missing people will be available as soon as we manage to contact a plant manager to find out how many people were inside”as explained by the commander of the Bologna Fire Brigade, Calogero Turturici.
From what we understand, the accident occurred at the minus nine level, therefore below the water level currently present in the basin. “There is a lot of smoke in the premises, we are trying to get rid of the smoke to lower the temperatures and have visibilityà,” he said. For this reason, the rescue operations are proceeding slowly.
At the moment, Turturici concluded, “we still don’t know what caused the event: there are transformers on those floors, but in the absence of any evidence we can’t say what the cause is“.
They are going to the place prefect of Bologna Attilio Visconti and the mayor Matteo Lepore. The Minister of Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto FratinMase reports that it is following the evolution of the situation in direct contact with the Prefect.
“The power plant is important for the area and is always manned and monitored – he explains – problems of this type have never occurred”specified Maurizio Fabbri, president of the Bolognese Apennine Municipalities, to Rainews24
the hydroelectric power station is Is in the which, he said, “has promptly activated all the necessary safety measures as per internal procedures to guarantee the correct carrying out of the evacuation procedures to protect its personnel. Enel is in contact and close coordination with the Fire Brigade and competent authorities“.
