• Sardinia: dead mayor of Maracalagonis, very tried after fire

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by Tiziana Di Giovannandrea 19 August 2019The fire in the afternoon near the main road 131 in the stretch of Oristano, in Abbasanta, was extinguished. This is the fast road connecting Cagliari to Sassari. After the vast fire had been extinguished, the state road was then reopened to traffic.

Probably the arson origin of the flames that destroyed four hectares of cork trees, wooded pasture and low scrubland.

The teams on the ground, with the help of two regional helicopters, among which the Super Puma in a short time, were in the fire, avoiding a new environmental disaster but the fire emergency has only moved.

In Abbasanta the large-scale fire broke out in the late morning near the main road 131. The road that connects the north and south of Sardinia was closed to traffic at the 122 kilometer level, in the direction of Cagliari, due to the smoke has greatly reduced visibility. Polstrada agents worked on the road front while the Civil Protection and Forestry Corps were involved in the fire while the two helicopters of the regional fleet, including the Super Puma, flew up quickly. The fire was finally tamed when he was about to attack a gas station in Losa.

Another fire broke out soon after in Burgos, in the Sassari area. Three aerial vehicles immediately entered into action, including the Super Puma, to launch water bombs on the affected area.

Flames also in the Nuorese in Torpè, in this case the intervention of a helicopter of the regional fleet was requested.

In all cases the malicious origin of all the fires is suspected and for this reason the men of the Forestry Investigative Unit entered into action.

Even yesterday a black Sunday was experienced in Sardinia on the fire front. There were 5 fires on the island, the largest one was in the countryside of Bono in the Sassari area. All the fires were fed by the mistral wind and the great heat.