2024-06-25 18:36:04
BOLZANO. A stream of individuals on the cycle path, many others crowded outdoors the glass doorways, a police gazelle with flashing lights on, and extra vehicles quickly exiting the underground storage.
That is the scene seen final evening in through Galilei, within the Twenty space. The explanation? A hearth alarm, maybe triggered by the smoke of a lit cigarette or by a malfunction. In any case, there was no hearth. However the safety system of the purchasing heart began from there, at the moment stuffed with households with kids and corporations of girls and boys.
The alarm
A Sunday on the finish of June. Abnormally chilly temperatures. The overcast sky. It goes with out saying: the massive purchasing heart was stuffed with yesterday’s individuals. Some for a dinner within the chain eating places on the highest ground, some for a movie within the multiplex.
At 8pm the musical background of the rooms of the Twenty it stopped. A warning was issued from the general public tackle system: “Consideration, emergency in progress. Head in direction of the closest emergency exits whereas remaining calm. Evacuate with out utilizing elevators or escalators.”
The evacuation
Upon listening to the alarm, prospects started to depart the constructing. Many remained close by, hoping to renew their meal or film (it was not unusual to see paper cups nonetheless stuffed with popcorn outdoors).
Some reached the automobiles parked within the storage, whereas others, remaining outdoors the constructing, requested if it could be attainable to get better their automotive.
And everybody was questioning the rationale for the evacuation. Additionally as a result of we could not see any ambulances or firefighters arriving: the one car with flashing lights was the carabinieri automotive, pulled over on the left of Through Galilei. And the troopers had been contained in the constructing for the checks and investigations of the case.
Alarm reset
Initially it appeared that the evacuation order was triggered by the opening of an alarmed door. Then the trigger was recognized: a hearth alarm, triggered by cigarette smoke or a system malfunction. Nonetheless, inside 1 / 4 of an hour the alarm went away.
At 20.15 prospects had been capable of return to the purchasing heart
(Picture Matteo Groppo)
2024-06-25 18:36:04