A serious one fire it suddenly flared up in aagency of plastic materials a Dolzagoin the province of Lecco. The fire broke out in the late afternoon of Tuesday 4 June: the firefighters intervened on site with five teams, who managed to limit the flames to the outside of the plant.
The fire originated in the building of Mako Sharka company that deals with the processing of plastic materials and is located in Street Montecuccoli to Dolzagoin the province of Lecco.
Around 6.30pm on Tuesday, according to what has been reconstructed, the flames broke out in an area outside the main building of the plant, affecting a piece of machinery under a roof.
The fire occurred in a company in Dolzago, in the province of Lecco
Fire in the company in Dolzago: the battery of a forklift exploded
As reported by The Single Provincethe machinery in question would be a forkliftwith the fire breaking out after the explosion of the drums of the medium.
Following the ignition of the fire, the flames would then quickly reach a refrigeration container.
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The intervention of the firefighters to put out the fire
THE fire fighters they reached the plant quickly, intervening with 5 teams coming from both Lecco and Valmadrera.
The vehicles used were in turn 5: in detail two tankers, two APS and a ladder truck. They were not reported wounded following the episode.
The firefighters’ operations, which continued for a few hours, allowed the fire to be limited to the external areas of the plant, without therefore allowing the flames to reach the main building and the interiors of the company.
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Possible damage due to fire
The most evident damage from the fire that broke out in Dolzago therefore exclusively concerns the external covering under which the machinery that burned was positioned. The shed was completely destroyed.
However, considering the nature of the company affected by the fire, there remains moderate concern for the you smoke produced by combustion of materials in plasticwhich as is known could constitute a health risk.
In this regard, the firefighters operated behind the protection of oxygen masks to protect themselves from potentially harmful fumes.
The fire, in any case, was extinguished in the early evening of Tuesday without any damage to people and excluding further risks for the residents of via Montecuccoli and the surrounding area.
