goes out to seven the tragic toll ofexplosion at the Bargi power plant on Lake Suviana, in the Bologna area, with the discovery of the body of the last missing person. The victim, as specified by the Prefecture, has not yet been officially identified, but it is assumed that he is the 68-year-old Neapolitan Vincenzo Garzillo. Yesterday they were three of the four technicians still missing have been identified whose bodies were found on floor - 9. The other victims are the 36-year-old Vincenzo Franchina from Sinagra in the Messina area, Pavel Petronel Tanase, 45-year-old born in Romania, from Settimo Torinese, the 73-year-old Mario Pisani, born in Taranto and resident in San Marzano of San Giuseppe, Adriano Scandellari, 57 years old, born in Padua and resident in Mestre and employee of Enel Green Power; Paolo Casiraghi, 59 years old, from Milan and employee of ABB based in Milan and Alessandro D'Andrea, 37 years old, originally from Pontedera (Pisa).
We therefore conclude fourth day of operations aimed at finding the missing. More than 200 men, including 100 firefighters, worked to recover all those missing in levels -8, -9 and -10.
Investigation into negligent disaster and manslaughter
Yesterday, the chief prosecutor of Bologna, Giuseppe Amato, spoke about the ongoing investigation for dmanslaughter and manslaughter, explaining that some people have already been interviewed and that investigations will be carried out on contracts and subcontracts. Not the entire power plant will be seized, but only floors -8 and -9 where the accident occurred. And no autopsies will be performed on the bodies of the victims - the prosecutor specified. “It's not that subcontracting in itself is a problem. He is a legal figure provided for by the civil code who is traditionally used to have specific professional skills. She must not be seen with negative prejudice, the gaze towards skills must not be ideological. Here we are we will evaluate the conditions of the companies and if everything has been done from a regulatory, prevention and accident point of view", explained the prosecutor.
Bernabei (Enel Green Power): “No safety alarms”
At the Bargi hydroelectric plant there were no safety problems and no chain of subcontractors, he said the CEO of Enel Green Power, Salvatore Bernabeiin an interview with Corriere della Sera. “The works to technologically update the power plant started in September 2022. They were not works to repair safety deficits or to deal with emergencies. They were extensively planned.", has explained. “Subsequently, in December 2022 we held, in the presence of union representatives as required by law, a meeting on safety, health and the environment relating to the hydroelectric power plants in this area of Italy. The meeting ended with 11 pages of minutes" and in those minutes the Uil safety and environment representative "congratulates and declares himself satisfied with the level of attention of the production unit on safety issues". Regarding subcontracting, Bernabei underlines: “We are the client. Each company to which we commission the works, within precise rules, can organize resources and means as it deems most effective to best carry out the works".
Enel starts raising funds for families
After the immediate fund of 2 million euros established by Enel Green Power, the Enel group has started a internal fundraising to give colleagues the opportunity to express their condolences and closeness to you families of the victims and the injured and all the people involved in the serious accident that occurred at the Bargi power plant. Thanks to the initiative, from Friday, every employee of the company will be able to participate with a free donation, allocating the equivalent of hours of their work. “The company still expresses its deepest condolences for the families of the victims and wishes to renew its support for the area and the entire affected community,” we read in a note.
Updated at 1am on Friday 11 April 18.
