A compensation action worth over €1 million has been filed against those responsible for the damage suffered in the Porto Torres industrial area following the large-scale fire that broke out on July 27, 2019.

The City Council, at the request of Mayor Massimo Mulas, has reinstated the process of requesting compensation for damages and the restitution of sums incurred to address the emergency . The request has been addressed to Inversol srl and Sardaleasing spa, the custodian and owner, respectively, of the industrial warehouses where the fire broke out over six years ago on Via Domenica Millelire, in the Site of National Interest area. The structures, covering approximately 5,600 square meters, had been used by the companies E'Ambiente Impianti srl and Inversol Italia srl as a storage and processing facility for hazardous waste and fuel dyes. The burned warehouse was managed by Inversol and owned by Sardaleasing, both of which are held liable for the damage.

During the lengthy firefighting operations carried out by the firefighters, which lasted several days, the water and substances used to put out the flames were contaminated by contact with the burning materials and with solvents and paints present in the area affected by the fire, ending up in the surrounding areas and threatening to pollute the surrounding land and the aquifers .

To address the emergency immediately, "also given the inertia of the Inversol Italia company, which was using part of the building where the fire was discovered, the Municipality of Turritano had to intervene with specific ordinances in the exercise of its substitute powers."

The municipal authority has undertaken this emergency operation, pending the identification of the responsible parties and the intervention of the authorities responsible for environmental cleanup and civil protection, to prevent and avoid pollution of the environment, especially groundwater.

The project was provided by the Municipality as a substitute, in agreement with the Prefect, using resources from its own budgets totaling over 1 million euros.

The resources were requested from the Region, which allocated approximately €970,000, without prejudice to the Municipality's right to seek redress from the responsible companies. Legal action was initiated by appointing the municipality's lawyer, Fabrizio Bionda.

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