He fell to the ground when moving from the platform to the ladder, ending up hospitalized in Varese in serious conditions. The accident, which involved a 37-year-old firefighter from the provincial command of Como, occurred yesterday afternoon at 3pm in Cernobbio, in via Monte Grappa, where two teams had intervened to cut a tree, a large fir tree that had spilled onto the street below. The man was working on the ladder truck, together with a colleague, at a height of three meters from the ground: the fall occurred while he was making the transition from the platform to the ladder, a moment in which it is necessary to unhook the safety carabiner of the ladder. harness, to be able to move away. In particular, it seems that he was recovering some branches. How the fall occurred has not yet been clarified, waiting to hear from the policeman himself who, until help arrived, remained awake, also asking to be able to personally notify his partner. The 118 rescuers, who intervened with the air ambulance, sedated him during his transport to the hospital in Varese, waiting to assess his actual conditions and prognosis. According to initial medical assessments, he suffered thoracic and back trauma. The two teams from Como were working for an hour on the street where a plant had collapsed, making it necessary to block both pedestrian and vehicle traffic, waiting to remove the trunk and make the area safe. In the meantime, the carabinieri and Ats Insubria technicians also intervened on site for reconstructions. Pa.Pi.
