Ercolano, investigation into the explosion in the apartment transformed into an unauthorized factory

The explosion that occurred in the early afternoon in Ercolano, Naples, at Via Patacca 94, on the border with San Giorgio a Cremano, affected only a raised apartment. This is according to initial investigations conducted by the Carabinieri of the local station.

Investigations suggest that the apartment was used as a warehouse and unauthorized factory of fireworks.

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The occupant of the building has not yet been identified. Three victims have been confirmed. Currently, no one is missing.

One of the dead is an 18-year-old Albanian on his first day of work. The other dead are two 26-year-old twins. The three victims lived in Marigliano.

The Carabinieri, acting on instructions from the Torre Annunziata Public Prosecutor's Office, which is coordinating the investigation, are also investigating any requests to the municipality to change the property's intended use and whether there were any omissions in investigations, given that everyone knew that illegal fireworks were being made in that area.