The Bellolampo fire “is an anomalous fire, in terms of timing and methods”. This is what he declared president of Rap Giuseppe Todaro, who spoke this morning in Piazza Castelnuovo for the inauguration of some machines for recycling plastic. The representative of the Partecipata company from Piazzetta Cairoli spoke about what happened between yesterday afternoon and today’s night inside the landfill on the outskirts of Palermo. Place where a fire broke out inside a slope near the seventh tank. “Part of the waste and part of the slope in which there was residual material ended up in flames – declared Todaro -. This morning the fire was completely out. We have activated all environmental controls, as prescribed by the Municipality and Arpa”.
Todaro: “We have filed a precautionary complaint”
The episode could be reconstructed by the video surveillance images of the plant. Meanwhile, the president of Rap took stock of the situation regarding the fire that broke out in Bellolampo. “It is a very anomalous fire, considering the time in which it occurred. It happened around 8. There was no sun, no wind. We got weirded out. The anomaly also concerns the place. It happened on a side slope. Luckily he wasn’t in the tub. I spoke with councilor Alongi and with mayor Lagalla. We are proceeding with a precautionary complaint.” A necessary act, also based on what Giuseppe Todaro himself represented. “A few days ago we found a mattress on fire. Now this. Someone in the past said ‘it’s a sin to think badly, but you get it right’“.
The checks in Bellolampo
Thought also went to the controls. Unfortunately, the Bellolampo facility is no stranger to this type of episode. A fact for which the representative of the investee company has decided to undertake some preventive initiatives. Even if they are not enough to guarantee total protection. “We are assembling an additional one monitoring system with artificial intelligence that will monitor the landfill in terms of temperature. We have inserted a vehicle that runs with thermal cameras. We are doing everything we can. But if there were other activities, it is almost impossible to counter them.”
Who can access Bellolampo
With regard to entrances, Todaro specified that Rap workers and employees of external companies can enter the Bellolampo landfill. We have access control, but the landfill is huge. It’s not like we have overall control over whether someone comes down the mountain or not. But at the moment we are at the level of inferences.” However, the issue will be addressed.”an extensive report on the fire, on exactly where and when it occurred, who raised the alarm and all the details useful for reconstructing what happened“.
Risk of dioxin and landfill disposal
Last night, a large column of smoke rose from the burning waste pile. But Todaro wants to reassure citizens. “A few hours of smoke emissions shouldn’t have had much of an impact. But we are already doing all the necessary assessments“. Finally, last comment on waste collection in the city, which has already been slow in recent weeks. “There was some minimal delay tonight on rubbish inputs in Bellolampo. We will try to recover as soon as possible“.
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