A near-tragedy this morning, shortly after 12, at the entrance to the San Michele cemetery in Piazza dei Castellani in Cagliari . Pieces of cornice have broken off from the dome of the chapel where the funeral is celebrated. The fragments, very heavy, ended up on the ground.

Andrea Fenu, the manager of a flower kiosk was slightly injured, a car was damaged. But the toll could have been much more serious. Piazza dei Castellani was very crowded. In the area there are florists' kiosks which people turn to when they reach the cemetery to pay homage to their loved ones.

The municipal police, firefighters and civil protection intervened. The area near the chapel has been cordoned off. Initiate checks to ascertain whether there are other weak points in the monument.

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