VERONA. Three burnt people And an intoxicated one. This is the budget of the fire which happened in the last few hours inside a pharmaceutical company in via Roveggia in Verona and which concerned thedrying plant.
They took themselves to the place several fire brigadesthanks to the overlapping of the day and night shifts with five fire engines, the ladder truck and the Nbcr (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, Radiological) wagon for a total of 20 operatorsassisted by the guard officer, began the extinguishing operations.
The four injured workers were assisted by the Suem medical staff, with 4 ambulances and after initial treatment they were transferred to hospital: three for medium severity burns and one for breathing smoke.
The alarm, triggered last night, led to the evacuation of around twenty workers who were present. The immediate intervention of the firefighters made it possible to put out the flames in a short time.
Was a nearby gym was also evacuated as the ventilation of the gym sucked the smoke from the fire into the rooms. The state and local police, Spisal and ARPAV personnel were on site. The causes of the fire are being investigated by firefighters.
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