Erika Malandra It all happened in a few minutes, the ones in which the city sleeps. Around one in the morning, a fire è erupted in an apartment on the fifth floor of an elegant building between Via Moscati and Via Londonio, a stone's throw from theArch of Peace, Milan. No warning. Only darkness, then fire.
Fears over the fire at the Arco della Pace during the night
Someone heard crackling... another saw the first flashes reflecting on the glass. siren arrived shortly after. On site, the firefighters of the provincial command acted with four vehicles. The intervention was rapid but long. All the tenants of the building were evacuated, as a precaution. No one was injured or intoxicated. Luck? Maybe.
The origin of thefire which happened in the area Arch of Peace remains a mystery. Authorities are still trying to figure out what started the blaze. Short circuit? Carelessness? No one knows. At least not yet.
Apartment destroyed but no structural damage
The operation ended around four in the morning. The firefighters worked for hours, amidst thick smoke and silences interrupted only by dry orders over the radio. The images from the next day speak for themselves: blackened windows, devastated walls, objects reduced to ashes. The affected apartment was completely destroyed by the flames.
The rest of the building, however, fortunately held up. At least no permanent structural damage, according to initial checks. A relief for those who live there, but also a warning. Because in an area like that of theArch of Peace, elegant and historic, the thought runs fast. To what could have happened. To how fragile security is, after all.
A night of fear, with a happy ending. Of course, we still wonder what caused yet another fire in a building. Above all, could it have been avoided?