Waste fires last night in Palermo. The fires were set in Largo Entella, Via Beato Angelico and Via Silvestri. Firefighters were busy putting out the flames and preventing the fires from spreading to parked cars.
In some areas of Palermo, especially in the suburbs such as in via Messina Marine, but also in the center such as in Ballarò, there are piles of uncollected rubbish. The firefighters were also busy putting out brush fires in via Sarullo and via Alla Falconara.
Another waste emergency, open-air landfills on fire
There is a waste emergency again in Palermo. A few days ago, various open-air landfills in the Bonagia area (via San Filippo) and via dell’Orsa Minore were set on fire.
Some residents said that in recent days the bins were now submerged with bags and bulky items: so, taking advantage of the night hours, someone set fires to burn the mountains of rubbish that had accumulated for some time. Fire brigade teams intervened on site, while in neighboring buildings residents closed their windows to avoid breathing the dioxin released into the air.
Invaded neighborhoods
Uncivilized gestures but which reflect the intolerance of the neighborhoods invaded by waste. Meanwhile, with the help of bobcats and mechanical shovels, Rap operators are trying to remove the piles currently covered by flames, which are infesting pavements and roadways. The scenes are the same as always: bags and pieces of furniture surround bins and bells that are now exhausted and almost completely hidden by wooden planks, corpses of household appliances and cardboard. Landfills of all types of waste which then end up being burned.
Fires also at Zen
At the beginning of June, waste fires continued in the Zen neighborhood of Palermo. The firefighters intervened several times, busy putting out dozens of fires set in the overflowing waste bins at Zen. The fires were lit in various streets of the neighborhood on the northern outskirts of the capital: from via Fausto Coppi to via Costante Girardengo. The first to intervene were the carabinieri of the mobile radio unit, who raised the alarm.
