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10 June 2019Strong explosion in Rocca di Papa, municipality of the Castelli Romani, in the town hall building. 16 people were injured, including the mayor, some employees, and a girl hospitalized in red code. Some of the wounded were medicated on the spot by 118 personnel because they were hit in the explosion by glass and rubble.

The 5-year-old girl involved in the violent explosion is hospitalized in "stationary conditions with severe facial and head injury". The conditions of the little girl are communicated by the Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital in Rome, where she was hospitalized. "For the type of traumatic event and injuries, the patient is admitted to the Red Area in a reserved prognosis". "The girl is alert and constantly monitored, but surgery will be needed in the orbital region" - said the Lazio Region Health Councilor, Alessio D'Amato.

The mayor of Rocca di Papa, Emanuele Crestini, who was involved in this morning's explosion, was taken over by the Great Burns Center of the Sant'Eugenio hospital with burns to his face and arms. In Sant'Eugenio there are a total of 3 wounded transported from other hospitals.

The explosion occurred shortly before 12 in the premises below the building of the Municipality, in Corso Costituente, and led to the collapse of a part of the building. The deflagration was triggered inside the Town Hall building, involving several rooms and blowing internal infill panels and an external wall. A fire also developed inside the building. The carabinieri of the Rocca di Papa station and the Frascati company investigate the matter.

"The mayor was the last to come out and in fact he was the most seriously injured. He is seriously burned. Burns are also a delegate and the commander of the local police." To say it is the deputy mayor of Rocca di Papa, Veronica Giannone. “Core drilling was in progress on the main street, in front of the Municipality. A study was commissioned to carry out geognostic investigations and a gas pipe appears to have broken. We didn't even have time to smell the explosion, we didn't have much time to notice what was going on, "continues the deputy mayor." We worked to get the building evacuated. Next to it there is the school, today only the kindergarten was active. They too well coordinated managed to evacuate the structure - he adds - then we had all the nearby buildings evacuated "." The regional civil protection is now setting up a field kitchen for the police, volunteers and citizens who have been evacuated " he concludes.

on the site dell'esposione went for a visit the head of the Prosecutor of Velletri Francesco
Prete and shift Giuseppe Travaglini pm which will open an inquiry into the responsibility of the incident.

the President of the Lazio Region, Nicola Zingaretti , and Vice President Daniele Leodori, went to the scene. 

# 10June #RoccadiPapa 11:50, #vigilidelfuoco teams are intervening for an explosion due to a possible gas leak in a three-storey building. Teams at work to verify the possible involvement of people. Work in progress pic.twitter.com/XPESDxYURR

- Fire Brigade (@emergenzavvf) June 10, 2019


Rays: terrible event, close to injured
"What happened in Rocca di Papa was terrible . In the explosion, probably caused by a gas leak, several people were injured including the mayor and Rome and the Metropolitan City express maximum solidarity and closeness to the wounded and their families ". So on twitter the mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi.

The proximity of the Prefect of Rome
"All the State and the whole Government are here to support the Municipality of Rocca di Papa. We are relieved that there are no victims. Now we try to give an account and to meet everyone's primary needs as soon as possible. the citizens and then to replenish the activities of the Municipality. We are all here and the synergy between administrations as usual will also address this problem and all the critical issues of the case ". So the prefect of Rome, Gerarda Pantalone, at the end of an inspection in the building of the Municipality of Rocca di Papa.

Investigations for disaster and serious injuries
The prosecutor of Velletri has opened an investigation for culpable disaster and injuries (serious or very serious) culpable at full of unknowns in connection with the explosion that took place this morning in the Municipality of Rocca di Papa. The file is coordinated by the chief prosecutor Francesco Prete. The hearings of some people informed about the facts will be held in the Frascati carabinieri barracks to reconstruct what happened.