There is no gas leak and no toxicity has been detected. These are the elements for which the extraordinary commissioner of the Municipality of Vado Maurizio Gatto on the strong smelly odors reported in Vado Ligure for weeks.
There was no shortage of checks and inspections carried out in the well in the area of the geodesic basketball ball in via Petrarca near the Segno stream.
“Regarding the problem of unpleasant odors (such as domestic gas) which has been affecting the municipal territory for some time, the Municipality of Vado Ligure immediately took action to carry out all possible checks involving the bodies and individuals in charge in various capacities (Fire Brigade , ARPAL, Italgas). Today, despite the checks also carried out at the industrial sites and in the face of numerous (over twenty) interventions by the Fire Brigade, it has not been possible to determine with certainty the origin and nature of the phenomenon – explains the Commissioner – The aforementioned technical bodies involved were however able to ascertain that there is no ongoing gas leak which could give rise to explosion or fire dangers following the interventions of the relevant bodies and in particular, on the occasion of the intervention carried out on the evening of ‘May 8, 2024, the measurements carried out, with special instrumentation, in the points of significant perception of the phenomenon, by the technicians of the Fire Brigade and ARPAL who intervened, did not detect toxicity in ‘ambient air'”.
“However, the significant olfactory discomfort that occurs intermittently in the municipal area persists, for the resolution of which verification and control activities continue by all competent subjects. The Municipality reserves the right to provide further updates regarding the activities in progress course” concludes Maurizi Gatto.
