The flames destroy the eco-island located in the central Piazza Riforma in the historic center of San Marino. It happened in the early hours of the morning when a citizen noticed that the fire was spreading. The local police were immediately alerted, working as always to try to do something and someone who – armed with a fire extinguisher – attempted to quell the flames which then became unmanageable and dangerous and caused intense smoke. which has spread to a large part of the town.
Shortly thereafter, a Norm car from the Carabinieri Company also arrived and the firefighters were notified and arrived on site when unfortunately the fire had practically engulfed the waste collector. The mayor had been notified even earlier Virginia Mariottiworried about what happened. «I want to hope that it is not a malicious act – Mariotti began – because it was a service available to citizens. A container intended for collecting dry waste, plastic, small appliances, etc. widely used by citizens.” It is obvious that investigations in this sense will now begin, to ascertain whether it was accidental or malicious in nature. In this regard, a complaint will be filed against unknown persons at the local police station. «At the moment we cannot rule out anything. The area is under video surveillance and therefore any perpetrators could be traced.”