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05 January 2020 Pollution emerged in the Pescara area after a large fire developed at dawn today shortly after 6 in Villanova di Cepagatti where a factory that deals with the processing of plastic and construction material was set on fire.

Keep doors and windows closed and avoid consuming local fruit and vegetables in the coming days. This is what the regional agency for environmental protection (Arta) suggests, which has given indications in this sense to the mayors of Cepagatti, Spoltore (Pescara) and San Giovanni Teatino (Chieti) for the relative ordinances. The areas affected by the fumes are those of Villanova, Sambuceto and some hamlets of Spoltore, including Santa Teresa. Arta is on site with its technicians for all the necessary investigations.

Arta: "Keep doors and windows closed"
"There does not seem to be a very serious emergency situation - says the director, Francesco Chiavaroli, who is operating on site - the cloud is going upwards and there is no concentration on the town of Villanova. We are taking samples for the quality of the air: we started from Villanova, then, considering that the cloud goes towards Pescara, we will pass to Santa Teresa and Sambuceto ".

Mayors: "Do not consume vegetables and fruit come into contact with smoking"
"This morning - writes the mayor of Spoltore, Luciano Di Lorito - a plastic fire has developed in a company in Villanova. The fumes of the fire, still in progress, can also affect the hamlets of Santa Teresa, Cavaticchi and Caprara. It is requested to keep doors and windows closed until further notice and not to consume vegetables and fruit that could come into contact with smoke. A special ordinance will follow in concert with Arta and the municipality of Cepagatti ".

In this regard, the mayor of San Giovanni Teatino Luciano Marinucci issued a note to the residents this morning: "The cloud of smoke is also reaching San Giovanni Teatino. I recommend everyone to keep the windows closed and, as a preventive measure, not to consume for today local crops, such as broad-leaved lettuces, pending possible and further provisions ".

Several Fire Brigade teams are on site
The flames and smoke visible from a great distance forced the firefighters to do a great job. Several teams of firefighters from the Provincial Command of Pescara and the Detachments of Alanno (Pescara) operated on the site of the stake for several hours, and are still on site to extinguish some outbreaks and to clear the area affected by the flames. ) and Pescara Airport. Fortunately, no one was injured. Immediate intervention prevented the flames from spreading further. We are working to understand the causes of the fire.