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Dioxin monitoring in Naples after fire

Type of event:
Chemical Risk, Public Health

Victims

Wounded

Date

September 17, 2024

What happened

Following the outbreak of a fire in an auto parts warehouse in the Poggioreale district of Naples, the Fire Brigade requested the intervention of ARPA (Regional Agency for Environmental Protection) technicians. The probable combustion of metals and plastics, along with the formation of a dense cloud of black smoke, indicated the potential for environmental contamination. Despite the favourable dispersion of atmospheric pollutants due to heavy rainfall, the monitoring of dioxins and atmospheric dispersion near the fire site is ongoing. No further details have been released at the moment.

Where it happened

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