Gas leak in the street in Florence, two condominiums evacuated: firefighters at work

Gas leak on the street in Florence. The firefighters intervened around 5.20pm in via Pasquale Villari, in the Piazza Alberti area, due to a methane leak reported at street level. The instruments also detected the presence of gas in the sewers and in the entrances of a couple of buildings: the two condominiums were in fact evacuated as a precaution while the police carried out checks and waited for the technicians to excavate the road surface and intercept the leak.

Experts at work

NBCR (Nuclear Biological Chemical Radiological) personnel also intervened with the firefighters and are carrying out checks with the detection instruments at their disposal. The structure for major health emergencies has been activated. The local police were also on site to manage the traffic and to remove some cars parked on the street, and the municipal civil protection staff.