The explosion that occurred on Tuesday April 9 in the afternoon at a hydroelectric power station in central Italy left three people dead and three injured. Six people are also missing, the Bologna prefecture informed Agence France-Presse.
The prefecture of the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region reported “twelve people concerned: three dead, three injured and six missing” after this incident which occurred in this establishment operated by the energy giant Enel on the artificial water reservoir of Suviana, located in the small town of Camugnano.
The Italian group Enel Green Power, a subsidiary specializing in renewable energies of Enel, explained, in a press release published by local media, that“a fire broke out[était] declared and[vait] hit a transformer at the hydroelectric plant »ensuring that “all security measures” had been quickly activated in order to allow “proper evacuation of personnel” on the spot.
No impact on electricity supply
An Enel spokesperson then clarified that the dam had not been damaged by the explosion but that energy production had been interrupted, without this having an impact on “electricity supply at local and national levels”.
According to the head of the Bologna fire brigade, Calogero Turturici, interviewed by local television, it is not immediately possible to determine the causes of this accident. The premises where the explosion occurred are partially flooded and filled with smoke and therefore immediately inaccessible, he added. “We are following developments in this matter with concern”reacted for his part on the social network