Fire on A-19, stretch between Catenanuova and Gerbini still closed: long queues

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Long queues and paralyzed traffic on the A/19 Palermo-Catania highway, in the stretch between Catenanuova and Gerbini: the lane where a truck caught fire yesterday afternoon, Thursday, February 1st, is still closed. Huge inconvenience for motorists heading towards the city of Catania who only have the option to exit at Catenanuova and proceed on state road 192, but even there there are strong slowdowns.

The heavy vehicle was transporting pressed cardboard boxes, the flames suddenly erupted and completely engulfed the truck. The cargo was destroyed, but the causes of the fire are still under investigation. Still on site are teams of firefighters from the Enna command, highway police officers and Anas personnel for traffic management.

The stretch was closed to traffic immediately after the alarm was raised, for safety reasons and to protect public safety, but nearly twenty-four hours later the intervention is still ongoing. The traffic will only return to normal once the firefighters have completed their work. The heavy vehicle will have to be removed from the lane and the area will need to be cleaned up.


Tir in fiamme sulla A-19, ancora chiuso il tratto tra Catenanuova e Gerbini: lunghe code

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