Three people are missing and another five suffered serious burn injuries. Rescue units said three workers remained unharmed. The search by the carabinieri and the fire brigade for the missing people is underway, Italian media reported on Tuesday.
When the explosion occurred around 3 p.m., work was underway on the turbines in the transformer rooms 30 meters below water level. The fire then spread, said Marco Masinara, mayor of Camugnano, the municipality where the hydroelectric power plant is located.
Causes still unclear
Because of the heavy smoke, the fire department had difficulty getting into the hydroelectric power station. The building is currently under water. According to emergency services, the causes of the explosion are still unclear. In any case, this had no impact on the dam wall of the Suviana reservoir, it was said.
Located on the border between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, Lake Suviana, where the explosion occurred in the afternoon, is an artificial basin created in the 1920s for the use of electrical energy. The lake is located in a regional park the Apennines at an altitude of almost 500 meters. It has become a tourist attraction, often attracting people looking to escape the summer heat due to its relative proximity to the major cities of Bologna and Florence.
The Italian Environment and Energy Minister, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, will be kept informed about the rescue work, it was also said. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her condolences to the families of those killed and those injured.
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