The Fire Brigade of the Messina Command is busy for a very long time fire developed at the landfill of Mazzarrà Sant’Andrea. Many forces were deployed, by land and by air, with tank trucks (APS), pump tank trucks (ABP), pick-ups with firefighting module, Canadair, VF helicopter.
There are currently 5 Fire Brigade teams working on the fire, personnel specialized in topography applied to level 2 rescue (TAS2), team for nuclear, bacteriological, chemical and radioactivity type interventions (NBCR), DOS personnel (director for firefighting operations) , Falco 10, Geronimo SH64, Erikson and Canadair CAN 18. The earthmoving vehicles unit (MMT) has been alerted at the request of the Messina Command, where the vehicles from the Catania Command will be sent to carry out the removal of the material. A further air intervention request (RIA) was made to send another Canadair. The carabinieri, local police, civil protection and the ARPA (Regional Environmental Protection Association) are present on site.
According to initial information, the flames – with a dense column of black smoke visible for kilometers away – started from a nearby dry stream, then spread rapidly due to the strong wind. The mayor of Furnari, Felice Germanò, invited citizens to “stay at home and avoid keeping windows and shutters open, especially in the sea area”.
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