UA spectacular fire that broke out at 3am on August 10th transformed the area of the former Poggioreale slaughterhouse into an open-air chemical bomb.
Between abandoned waste and incinerated vegetation, the flames have released a lethal cocktail of dioxins, furans and polychlorinated biphenyls, now under the magnifying glass of technicians Arpac.
While firefighters battled the blaze until dawn, high-flow samplers went into action to capture the poisoned air. Where did the poisons go? How much have they already contaminated the neighborhood? Answers will only come when the labs are closed, but in the meantime, no one can guarantee clean air.
"We'll release the data as soon as we have it," Arpac promises, urging residents to keep an eye on the website arpacampania.it. But in Poggioreale, the wind has already done its work: dioxin, a persistent carcinogen, may have settled on soil, crops, and even balconies.
The former slaughterhouse, a symbol of decay, has been an open-air landfill for years. And now, with this suspicious fire, it risks becoming yet another environmental emergency for a Naples already plagued by poison.
Some fear a silent disaster. And others, instead, are simply waiting for the numbers to raise their voices. Meanwhile, the smell of burning lingers... and with it, the nightmare of a widespread poisoning.
Article published by A. Carlino on August 11, 2025, at 14:43 PM
Comments (2)
But no one says that the Roma accumulate waste and this happens. They collect everything to be able to extract iron, copper. So mountains of hazardous waste are formed. I don't understand why measures can't be taken in a civilized country or perhaps we aren't.
The fire at the former slaughterhouse in Poggioreale is a very serious situation, but I'm not sure the authorities are handling it well. The presence of dioxins and other poisons is worrying, and citizens deserve to know what's happening.