A fiery morning today at the market in via Quirra in Cagliari where the operators worked without air conditioning , a situation that ignited the spirits of the traders. However, this would not be a problem that has affected everyone but an inconvenience limited to the second floor of the structure , where the fruit and vegetable department, the butcher's shop and the various bakeries are located. "We're facing an unsustainable situation , on a red dot day like this we're gasping for air," complains an employee of box 50. But the breakdown - according to the operators - is nothing new. Certainly the temperatures of the last few days have not helped and have put the plants to the test, but «we've been like this for years. A few years ago they replaced the climate motors but the problem remained. Personally I can't breathe, I can't work serenely and customers complain», says Simona, who watches the situation worriedly from her stall 74.

And an "on-the-fly" purchase wouldn't be enough to understand how unmanageable the temperatures are inside the market because «you only realize it when you're here 8 hours. We are fine because we have refrigerated counters but our colleagues in the bakery die when the bread arrives in the morning», explain the employees of “La piccola salumeria”. "This morning at 7.10 it was 33 degrees here, then obviously things got worse," says Sergio Medas, representative of the market operators committee . «We are always in the same situation: instead of doing maintenance in the winter we arrive in the summer with water at our throats. Today we warned those responsible, from the various assessors to follow. We know that work has begun in San Benedetto – where they are in the same situation as us». Interventions which however, according to Medas, would not be sufficient. «They can't keep putting in “pieces”, after a few days we're back to the point again. We need a solution".

Dissatisfaction also among the various customers . «I come here every week – explains a woman – because I don't live in the area. It's getting worse, the thought of having to come here certainly doesn't excite me. But I keep coming to via Quirra because I have my trusted sellers and I know what I'm buying: quality». But high temperatures would not be the only critical issues to be resolved. « There is a lack of adequate infrastructure allowing users to access : from a lift to escalators, but also benches to sit on between one purchase and another. The heat is just one of the critical points of the market», complains the butcher Ivano Angius .

" We are aware of the situation and we have mobilized to be able to resolve it as soon as possible ", said the councilor for public works Gabriella Deidda . «We, as is known, the Municipality has no workers. There are some bureaucratic steps to follow and we have to wait for the works to be taken over by the contractors. It is also true that - more generally - we often have to intervene on problems created by the misuse by the users of the structure: from the clogged women's bathroom to the damaged doors. More attention to public affairs would be needed, for the rest – for the air – we are moving to resolve it as soon as possible ».

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