Everything happened in a few moments at Terminal 1, on the morning of Wednesday 20 August. The intervention of the police are immediate
Moments of tension to theMalpensa airport today, Wednesday 20 August. Suddenly, a young man from Mali gave Fire at the Check-in desks of Terminal 1, unleashing panic among travelers. The man, in an evident state of alteration, also damaged some monitors with a hammer, before being stopped. The intervention of the law enforcement and staff is immediate. The reasons for the gesture is unknown.
Fire in Malpensa: dynamics of the incident
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The episode occurred around 11 am, near the Banks 12 and 13 of the check-in. According to the first reconstructions, the man would first have invested against the staff and then would have launched flammable liquid on desk and set the fire. Immediately afterwards he challenged a hammer and He started hitting some advertising screens. Those present, frightened by the noise of the blows that seemed shifted, fled, while the airport staff intervened within a few minutes.
Who is the man stopped by the polaria
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The man, now in a stop, is a 26 years old from Mali. Is the owner of regular International subsidiary protection permit Valid until 2027 and would have no police record. However, it was not at the start: at the time of the intervention of the police was in fact without boarding paper.
The intervention of passengers
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Decisive, as far as we learn, also thehelp of some travelers Which, together with the Sea operators, would have contributed to immobilize the man and to contain the situation until the arrival of the agents. You feel someone, during the moments of panic, scream “police, police”. Nobody was injured And the fire principle was immediately limited and tamed.
The arrival of the firefighters
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The dense and black smoking that has released made it necessary toIntervention of Malpensa firefighterswho have verified and secured the area. For safety reasons, the terminal was temporarily evacuated, but boarding operations continued without slowdowns.
No interruption on the activities of the airport
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The authorities confirmed that Air traffic has not undergone interruptions. “The presence of smoke”, explain from the provincial command of the firefighters to the Corriere della Sera“made it necessary to evacuation of the terminal itself for safety reasons. The affected area was quickly achieved and secured. The airport activity continued without particular inconvenience for air traffic“.
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