Two more big fires broke out
Thursday in the so-called Terra dei Fuochi (Land of Fires) in
the Campania region around Naples which has been dogged with
mafia-related waste fires over the last few years.
One blaze started near a Roma camp outside Gugliano - the
10th such fire in a week.
Another fire broke out outside Cuma.
A local activist, Lucia De Cicco, said: "The situation is
untenable, because not a day passes without an incident of this
kind".
In 2014 firefighters were called to put out 2,531 blazes
in illegal toxic waste dumps in the Land of Fires.
This was down from the number of episodes recorded in 2013
and in 2012, when firefighters intervened 3,984 times.
Efforts have been made to monitor and clamp down on
environmental damage caused by the powerful Naples-based Camorra
mafia.
The local mob, whose activities have been detailed by
writer Roberto Saviano, has deeply infiltrated the rubbish
collection industry.
It has raked in huge profits even as its illegal dumps and
uncontrolled burning of waste and other toxic materials have
been blamed for unusually high levels of cancer and other
diseases linked to pollution.
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