Those were very intense hours Fire fighters of the Provincial Command of Lecce, who were called to intervene in Tricase yesterday evening.
The hands of the clock pointed to approximately 7.00 pm, when several teams from the Tricase, Gallipoli and Maglie detachments intervened in via Luigi Galvani to tackle a fire that had developed inside a basement room.
Upon arrival on site i Red helmets they immediately started the shutdown and cooling operations, followed by quenching and tempering and securing the area. The fire caused the bottom of the pans of the translated attic to collapse, both in the basement and on the mezzanine floor, making it necessary to access denied to the entire structure.
In the initial phase of the emergency, due to the thick smoke released, anevacuation of eight people inside a structure that offers hospitality to the families of patients hospitalized at the Panico hospital.
The intervention made it possible to successfully complete the shutdown and clean-up operations, avoiding further damage to people and things, guaranteeing public and private safety.
The causes that triggered the fire are currently being investigated investigation by the competent authorities.
The operation ended around 1 am.
