A fiery afternoon in the Cagliari area: fires in Quartu, Elmas, and Decimomannu
Forestry and Viale Marconi command teams are on numerous fronts: flames near houses in the Fornaci Picci area, two helicopters in actionVideo di Giorgia Daga
It's been a fiery afternoon in Quartu, where the Forestry Corps, with the support of a helicopter from the Villasalto operations base, along with firefighters and NOS civil protection volunteers, are working to extinguish a large fire that broke out between Via Segrè and Fornaci Picci, bordering Via Brigata Sassari.
The DOS, the director of firefighting operations for the Cagliari forestry station, was on site coordinating the firefighting operations. Driven by strong winds, the flames devoured hectares of reeds and brushwood, causing concern in nearby homes. Two helicopters were in the air to respond to the emergency.
The day didn't start off well with another fire this morning, again in Quartu, in Pitz'e Serra: again involving brushwood, near a school, but fortunately no significant consequences.
Numerous requests for intervention reached the fire brigade switchboard, which is busy on various fronts. The most significant fires broke out in Elmas, near the railway line, and in Decimomannu.