The causes of the gas leak are currently unknown. The situation is under control and the authorities are monitoring the situation.
Fear in the Capitoline district when several citizens complained about a strong smell of gas in the air. My thoughts immediately went to the possible danger of an explosive event at any moment.
At the moment, in fact, several patrols of the Rome Capital Police are busy managing safety and traffic on the marked streets. The stretch of road affected included numbers 221a to 227c, at via Malatesta.
The gas leak affected the Torpignattara area, precisely we are in via dell'Acqua Bullicante, and the alarm went off at around 10.15 this morning. At the beginning, the origin of the leak was not known, whether it was below the road surface at the level of the condominium or inside a particular apartment. We continued to evacuate all people who might be in danger.
The building at street number 223 was temporarily cleared and the residents, five adults and a child, were evacuated for safety. Again as a precaution, three commercial activities in the same street were closed and via Giambattista Ramusio was closed to traffic.
The Rome Fire Brigade and ItalGas personnel also went to the site and worked to repair the gas leak and restore the security in the area. The causes of the gas leak are currently unknown. The situation is under control and the authorities are monitoring the evolution of the situation.
Update
At 11.30 am, the gas leak was repaired. By 12:00, residents who had been evacuated were returning to their homes. By 12.30pm, however, the commercial activities that had been closed as a precaution were gradually reopening.
How to behave immediately in the event of a gas leak? The first thing to do is to make the environment safe and contact the emergency number as soon as possible, 115 in this case. Never turn on the light. Then turn off the electricity supply to avoid the risk of someone pressing a switch. We immediately open all the windows to air the rooms. We protect the mouth and nose with a cloth.
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