Bomb squad inspections are underway at the illegal fireworks factory which exploded yesterday afternoon in 94, via Patacca to Herculaneum.
The area leading to the site was closed to pedestrian and automobile traffic to allow the operations of the carabinieri and firefighters. A école kindergarten near the scene of the tragedy remained closed as a precaution This morning. Two habitations adjacent to the factory were evacuatedinvolving two families for a total of ten people. On site, agents from the Portici-Ercolano police station, the municipal police and the carabinieri are present.
Explosion in Ercolano: who are the victims
Three victims were reported in yesterday afternoon's explosion: one 18 year old AlbanianSamuel Tafciu, who leaves behind a 4-month-old daughter, and two 26 year old twinsSara and Aurora Esposito. It was their first day on the job.
Explosion in Ercolano: the facts
Yesterday afternoon, around 3 p.m., a loud thud followed by a huge white cloud: this is the story of the residents in the newspaper Il Mattino. Then, only silence and numerous debris from which, unfortunately, the bodies of the young people emerged. The causes of the explosion remain to be clarified, however, no trace of the factory remains. Everything was destroyed.
