“Caught by an illness” Suviana explosion, the drama after the search for the victims: what happened

Illness for the construction site manager of the Suviana power plant: what happened

The massacre at the Bargi power station, sul Suviana lake has occupied the front pages of all the newspapers in the last few hours. The victims and the missing have all been recovered and now we are trying to take stock of guilt and responsibility.

The explosion at the hydroelectric plant last Tuesday caused the death of seven people. Rescue efforts began immediately and were very difficult due to the flooding of the floors below lake level. The divers managed to recover all the missing bodies thanks to the invaluable help of Simone De Angelis, site manager of the plant. The man, of 42 years old he is responsible for the Suviana operations unit for Enel Green Power and was personally responsible for the rescue efforts for 72 uninterrupted hours. From the first moment he spared no energy and got to work with the operational team that was responsible for recovering the missing.

They were all colleagues and friends with whom Simone spent most of his life and, until the end, he hoped to embrace a living body again. When the fourth body was found, he couldn't stand it and the despair made him fall to the ground. The sudden illness led him to the emergency room where he is receiving the best care.

The CEO of Enel Green Power, Salvatore Bernabeiworn out by the dramatic situation, spent words of praise towards this ordinary hero who spared no physical resources to try to save his friends.

The causes of the incident are still unknown, presumably due to the testing of a turbine, but investigators are not ruling out any possibility and are doing everything possible to determine any responsibilities. Meanwhile, the prosecutor's office has initiated a complaint for murder and disaster negligent, with a case against unknown persons. A few hours ago the acquisition of the black box of the power station in which valuable information for the investigation should be found.

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