an electrical cabin in flames

Around 1:00 p.m. today, December 16, 2024, in Fuorigrotta, specifically on via Cinthia, a fire broke out in an electrical cabin, as reported by Il Mattino after contacting the fire brigade operation room of Naples. In neighborhood groups, the images were immediately shared, and people were wondering what had happened. A cloud of black smoke, visible from the entire neighborhood, caused concern among citizens. A large part of the population is without electricity, power cuts in houses in the neighborhood. Not only that, but traffic is paralyzed: many roads in the neighborhood are blocked. The images from the site are impressive: firefighters are working to control the flames. The cabin is in fact a very short distance from a gas station. Traffic in the area is significantly slowed down. An explosion followed by a fire caused traffic chaos in the area, but fortunately no people were involved. It was necessary to interrupt the power supply to allow the security intervention. According to Enel sources, a fire broke out on the panel of a medium voltage line. e-Distribuzione technicians immediately intervened and secured the lines to allow the firefighters to intervene. Subsequently, they will use other sections of the functional network to supply users currently without electricity. If this is not possible, the use of power plants will be considered. All technicians are working to resolve the problem as quickly as possible. Shortly after 2 p.m., the fire was brought under control, as Enel explained to Mattino. Fortunately, there were no injuries, and the causes of the fire are currently unknown. This morning, a medium voltage cabin panel caught fire: the technicians realized the severity in real time, because the power stations are monitored remotely. Technicians are working to secure power lines to allow firefighters to enter the area. In the coming hours, Enel explains that they will work to repower users in the neighborhood. Now the technicians will start working on the restoration. Currently, they are analyzing the condition of the power lines in depth to evaluate the most effective solutions. “In the Fuorigrotta area of ​​Naples, a fire broke out on a panel of a medium voltage cabin managed by E-Distribuzione. Technicians from the electrical company quickly intervened and are currently working to secure the electrical lines to allow the firefighters to intervene in complete safety. Subsequently, electricity service will be restored using functional network sections or by bringing power stations on site. The causes of the fire are still being determined, but no damage to people has been reported.” The flames destroyed the electrical cabin: the videos show the high flames with the firefighters who took several minutes to extinguish them and secure the area. A very short distance away, as seen in the video, is also a gas station. Power supply returns to San Paolo Hospital. The prefect of Naples, Michele di Bari, urgently summoned the emergency coordination center to monitor the fire which, this morning, from around 1 p.m., affected a primary transformer cabin. The firefighters quickly intervened with 3 teams and 3 tankers and the extinguishing operations are continuing. In the meantime, Enel Distribuzione has re-energized the San Paolo hospital, is working on re-powering the facility and has also planned the intervention of power plants to restore service as quickly as possible. “We have recovered around 80% of users initially without electricity,” Enel announced. E-Distribuzione technicians will continue to work tirelessly until electrical service is fully restored. Six power plants have been requested in the area, the first of which is already being installed and will further reduce the number of customers without power. “Enel technicians are working tirelessly to restore the network where possible with the restoration of the existing network. For the restoration of electricity supply to other blocks in the Fuorigrotta district, technicians will activate generators in the area to restore electricity as quickly as possible to both domestic and commercial users,” said the president of the tenth municipality , Carmine Sangiovanni.