Hell of fire in the province of Sassari .
The fire-fighting teams and aircraft have been fighting for hours to stem the devastating fire that broke out in the countryside between the hamlet of Tottubella - in Sassari - and the locality of Nuraghe Bonassai .
The flames started just before 1pm and, driven by the strong wind , they covered at least 60 hectares , even reaching the territory of Alghero .
The Sassari police have closed the state road 291 and several houses and companies have been evacuated as a precaution, especially in the state road area. At the moment they are not injured.
The fire sent fields of scrub and semi-abandoned olive groves up in smoke. A country house in via delle Vigne was also devoured by flames, but without the involvement of people.
In action, in addition to the ground teams of the Forestry Corps, firefighters and civil protection, also two helicopters and two Canadair , with supplies in the sea off the coast of Alghero to try to limit the front of the vast fire.
(Unioneonline / lf)
