First the fires on the provincial road 27 between Tortolì and Villagrande Strisaili, then those in the countryside of Girasole, finally a third wall of fire broke out in Lotzorai and threatened some houses and the Iscrixedda campsite , all of which were promptly evacuated.
But on the east coast of the island there were several open fronts, even within a few kilometres, on which ground teams from the fire brigade, civil defense men, helicopters and Canadairs operated.
Moments of panic in Donigala, the Lotzorai district which opens onto the Is Orrosas beach. The fire reached the gardens of some farmhouses and also affected some cars. Residents and tourists inside the homes have been made safe, no injuries are reported.
Only the intervention of 20 men from the fire brigade and 10 vehicles, 3 helicopters and several teams of volunteers and teams from the forestry corps made it possible to stop the flames.
Another fire broke out near the houses in Orosei , the flames reached near the cemetery. The fire was extinguished and cleared up.
In Girasole the fire reached 500 meters from the town centre , touching some houses evacuated by the fire brigade. A team of firefighters detached from the first fire to go to Girasole where a helicopter from the regional fleet immediately arrived.
In the fire that broke out near the Tortolì-Villagrande provincial road, however, a Canadair that took off from Olbia was also in action. Mayor Lodovico Piras was also on site. "The intervention of the fire brigade and a helicopter was rapid - he said - the people who were inside some farmhouses were made safe and the worst seems to have been averted, although the extinguishing operations are still in progress. course ».
(Unioneonline/D)