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Fires of Longarone, the smoke covers a large area. Arpav and Ulss: limit outdoor activities in the Belluno area

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Fires of Longarone, the smoke covers a large area.  Arpav and Ulss: limit outdoor activities in the Belluno area

The recommendation of the health authorities. Safilo and Thelios suspend work. Extinguishing operations with helicopters and Canadair resumed.

Fire of Longarone, along the railway the ground gets wet to counter the advance of the flames

BELLUNO. There is an acrid smell in the air of a large area around the Longaronese due to the vast fires of Fire and, above all, of Fortogna. Upstream and downstream, along the Piave river, we woke up to a yellowish sky and a strong stench of smoke. The air quality monitoring activity has been intensified, the health authorities urge prudence.

Longarone, the fire that threatens Fortogna has a front of over four kilometers

«Ulss e Arpav recommend for today to limit outdoor activities, especially for children, in the Belluno area. At the end of the day – a note reads – the “dilution” of the fumes generated by this event is expected in the atmosphere, with a gradual return to normality ». For those who have to work outdoors, the Ffp2 mask is recommended. At the Thelios, where last night the workers had been sent home early, this morning the work stopped again: there was too much smoke to continue. There Safilo has decided to keep the Longarone plant closed this afternoon and for the whole day tomorrow.

Canadair at work on the Fortogna fire, the water loaded from Lake Santa Croce

After a night of alert, with the vast front of the flames closely monitored, the extinguishing activities are in the meantime resumed. In Igne, where the provincial road of the Val di Zoldoit’s at Fortogna with the intervention of Canadair and helicopters.

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“During the night the fire brigade wet some areas of Fortogna – says the mayor and president of the Province, Robert Padrin -For the houses the situation is currently under control ». The railway remains closed for Calalzo.

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