The cleanup and safety measures continue in the area of Via Patacca, in Ercolano, where a powerful explosion occurred on November 18th in an illegal fireworks factory. Operations, which began this morning, have identified the trigger point of the explosion, which left a visible crater on the ground.
The explosion devastated the house where the fireworks had been set up, killing three young people: Sara and Aurora Esposito, 26-year-old twins, and Samuel Tafciu, an 18-year-old boy originally from Albania. The explosion, which occurred in a completely illegal structure, caused enormous damage, also leading to the death of the victims, who were occupying the building at the time of the tragedy.
Autopsies are scheduled for today on the bodies of the three victims, which will have to clarify the precise causes of death. In the meantime, the firefighters are at work on the site of the accident, engaged in clean-up operations, together with the bomb disposal unit of the provincial command of Naples and the Carabinieri of the investigative unit of Torre Annunziata, who are trying to shed light on the dynamics of the explosion and the responsibilities linked to the clandestine factory.
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It is really sad that these things happen, but it seems that we never learn from the past. Let's hope that this time the authorities take more severe measures to prevent similar incidents in the future, otherwise nothing will change.