Tragedy nearly struck this morning in Quartu. Workers from the AVR company responsible for maintaining the city's public green spaces were busy cutting the grass in the small park between Via Marconi and Via Merello when they noticed smoke and sparks coming from the concrete, in the space where an old kiosk housing a newsstand had recently been demolished.
They immediately alerted the local police and firefighters, who discovered the presence of an old active Enel power line . The risk was that anyone walking over it would be electrocuted. The firefighting teams immediately contacted Enel and secured the cable, isolating the cabin. If the greenery workers hadn't realized what was happening in time, there would have been serious trouble, and there was even the risk of a blackout in the entire area. But all's well that ends well, and once the checks were completed and the safety measures were completed, the situation returned to normal.
The cable was most likely part of the lighting system of the old newsstand, which had long been abandoned. However, for years the kiosk had been unsafe and in such critical condition that the Municipality, since the concession holders were not complying with the ordinance, had proceeded with its demolition.