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Roccascalegna Chieti Italia

title: 6 WORKERS DIE IN ROCCASCALEGNA

subject date: 2010-04-25

state: Chieti

caption: WORK ''Will they now give the survivors gas allowance? Nothing could save them from the gas of death''; opening of the Mondino Pompa service on the accident which occurred in the locality of Fontacciaro di Roccascalegna (Chieti) on 12 May 1956, during excavations for the construction of the Casoli dam and the hydroelectric power station on the Sangro-Aventino: a violent explosion of methane in the tunnel cost the lives of six workers. The testimony of the only survivor is collected: ''There was no safety measure; neither lamps nor meters; the support ribs themselves appeared curved; there was no ventilation...''. In February the workers went on strike for 15 days to demand the ''gas allowance'', the presence of which was however denied by the Volpe company so as not to have to grant it, and in April there was a complaint for the violation of safety regulations. Double page of ''Lavoro'', illustrated weekly magazine of the CGIL, 27 May 1956.

category: HIS

city: Roccascalegna

copyright: © Fototeca Gilardi

copyright status: Copyrighted Work

country: Italia

credit: Fototeca Gilardi

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file date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

object name: 63303

priority: 0

multiplying price: 1.00

pricing: default

continent: Europa

image century : XX

image epoch: Anni Cinquanta

subject century: XX

subject epoch: Anni Cinquanta

technique: Rotocalco

id: 24869

file name: FSNgilardi_63303.jpg

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