There is already a fire emergency in Corigliano Rossano. The chapels and gravestones of the cemetery in the urban area of Rossano were touched by the fire, where yesterday afternoon a fire broke out on both sides of the slopes surrounding it. Making the situation even more serious was the suction of the wind that fed the fires among the now dry brushwood. There were moments of serious apprehension also because when the flames broke out the firefighters of the city detachment were out as they were busy with other interventions and this left the city area undefended by the presence of the 115 men. In the first phase of the firefighting operations, the municipal tanker vehicles together with those of the civil protection responded to the emergency. The work. In the presence of the firefighters who arrived, it continued for more than two hours, making it necessary to limit the entire area of the fire, above all to prevent the flames from entering destructively within the perimeter of the city cemetery. A race against time against the wind which fortunately succeeded in its aim. The flames reached the surrounding wall of the cemetery and blackened some tombstones and also the external walls of some chapels but fortunately no concrete damage was recorded within the area where the citizens’ bodies were buried. Apprehension and concern among citizens who saw dense clouds of black smoke rising into the sky, making the air acrid and at times unbreathable. There was also concern over the fact that the flames could in some way damage the chapels and tombs of loved ones.
