The fire in Mondello destroyed his house: “In one night, we lost everything.”

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“This is what I found this morning of the house where I have lived since I was a child. My biggest dream was to raise my children here, and we succeeded for 7 years until today. This is the first day without you, home, since I was born, and I already miss you, so many memories. Everything was here, and now I have nothing.”

These are the words of Marzia Mascellaro, who shares the photos of her house engulfed in flames on social media, in Via Saffo in Mondello. Among the fires that devastated the province of Palermo between Monday and Tuesday, there was one on the mountain overlooking the parking lots in Via Tolomea, in the seaside village. Marzia’s house is right there and it was destroyed, along with her parents’ house on the mezzanine floor.

“We lost everything. Everything. My family and I ran away in our pajamas, we didn’t have time to take anything,” she says. “Years and years of memories went up in smoke, everything we had no longer exists. Already on Monday evening, the flames, which started from some undergrowth in a nearby field, approached too close, and I have to thank with all my heart a civil protection man who initially tried in every way to help us. However, the wind was pushing the fire, and the next day I found only the skeleton of my house. We are still in shock because we have nothing left. There is nothing left of a house with four bedrooms and a living room. I have three young children, and we are really struggling.”

At the moment, the family is staying with some relatives, but they need to start over, to find the strength to begin again. “In the first few days, I was disoriented, unable to stop crying. Slowly, I am processing what happened,” she continues. “But it’s not easy when you are powerless and can only hope that everything will be fine, but in reality, you understand that there is nothing left to do. That’s why, on the advice of some people, I decided to create a fundraiser. When we move into a new house, we will need everything that is usually taken for granted. I am still very confused, but many people who know us are giving us strength and already helping us. Anyone who wants to help can do so through the IBAN IT31K0306904612100000010031 held by Marzia Mascellaro.”


L’incendio a Mondello ha distrutto la sua casa: «In una notte abbiamo perso tutto»

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