Avellino. Violent explosion inside the Igs company in Piano d'Ardine, in the industrial area of Avellino, which produces plastic elements for car batteries.
The images, filmed by some passers-by and spread on social media, are shocking: you can see the factory completely engulfed in flames that have released a huge black cloud visible for kilometers away. It is not yet clear whether there are victims or injured people.
Firefighters are on site to secure the site and evacuate nearby factories. The blaze comes about 24 hours after the one that hit Battipaglia, in the province of Salerno, where a tire factory caught fire.
Paolo Tedesco's horoscope for Thursday, February 19, 2026
Love: The day is favorable for clearings and open discussions. With the Moon in Libra, your relationship sector is bright: you're more willing to compromise and less impulsive than usual. For singles, an unexpected encounter in a cultural setting could spark your curiosity.
Work: Excellent mediation skills. If there were tensions with colleagues or superiors, today is the right day to resolve them diplomatically. Your ideas will be well received if presented with tact.
Camorra, the "three clan pact": 14 arrests in Sant'Antimo
Sant'Antimo – A steely alliance to divide up the territory, a common fund to manage illicit profits, and an iron fist against merchants and entrepreneurs. This is the picture painted by the latest operation by the Naples District Anti-Mafia Directorate, which at dawn this morning led to the arrest of 14 people in Sant'Antimo and surrounding municipalities. The Carabinieri of…
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