Who was Giovanni Scala, the 57-year-old who lost his life in the explosion that occurred yesterday in Naples

Giovanni Scala was the brother-in-law of the owner of the restaurant ' da Corrado ', he was in fact the husband of his sister. The man, 57 years old, lost his life yesterday evening in Naples due to an explosion that occurred in a warehouse of the restaurant where some gas cylinders were kept (version denied by the owners). The toll of the events, which occurred in via Peppino De Filippo (a road adjacent to via Foria ), was four injured , including a woman in a serious way . Furthermore, some people were treated on the spot.

Explosion in Naples: One Dead, Four Injured

Two of the injured are a woman pulled from the rubble shortly after the collapse, taken to hospital with a red code, first to the Pellegrini hospital and then transferred to the Mare hospital , and her husband, who did not need to be hospitalized. According to the reconstruction, the explosion was caused by a gas leak in a warehouse on the ground floor of the old building. The managers declared that the structure was served and equipped with connections for a normal gas supply .

Who was Giovanni Scala, the 57-year-old who lost his life in the explosion that occurred yesterday in Naples

The warehouse was used by a local restaurant and the explosion caused the collapse of the first floor ceiling above and the partial collapse of the second floor ceiling . Here are some testimonies reported by the Agi agency: " I was in my office, I was doing some paperwork, there were some customers and my daughter was there too. Suddenly, I heard a very loud explosion and everything went black, I could hear my daughter crying, screaming " says the employee of an office on the ground floor of the building where the explosion occurred.

“ That place is used by a restaurant, there were gas cylinders ,” says Gina . “ It is not possible that such a strong explosion was caused by just one cylinder. I ,” says Franco , who lives in the building next door, “ was working at home and my apartment is not near the road. I felt like a blow that hit me right in the stomach .”

Messages of affection for Giovanni Scala

Scala was remembered as a good and kind man. A fundamental resource of the restaurant, where he not only prepared the dishes to serve to the customers but also managed to maintain special relationships with each of them. On social media , where he published photos that immortalized him with his children, there were many messages of affection and condolence dedicated to him: " Giovanni was a polite, kind person. He was a hard worker and a family man, we greeted each other every morning when he passed in front of the shop on his way to work ."

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