21.1 After reading the following text, decide if the sentences below are true (Vero) or false (Falso).
DEADLY EXPLOSION AT HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT
On 9th April, 2024, seven people died after an explosion at the hydroelectric power plant on Lake Suviana, seventy kilometres from the city of Bologna, in northern Italy.
■ The dam
Lake Suviana is an artificial lake located in the Appennine mountain range near Bologna. The Suviana dam was built by the State Railways with the aim of producing electricity exploiting the waters of the lake, which still exists downstream of the dam, so that it could supply energy to the Bologna-Florence railway line. Construction started in 1928 and was completed in 1932. In 1975, the Italian energy giant Enel built the Bargi hydroelectric power station upstream, which is powered by the waters of the nearby Brasimone basin, connected to Lake Suviana by a pipeline. The power plants are now owned by Enel Green Power, a subsidiary of the Enel company.
■ The accident
According to initial reconstructions, a generator exploded while work was underway on the turbines; the explosion occurred on floor nine, thirty metres below the surface of the lake, causing the floor below to become flooded. Besides the seven victims, five more people were seriously injured. They suffered severe burns following the explosion and were flown to nearby hospitals by helicopter, while two men were taken to an intensive care unit. The company expressed its deepest loseness to all the victims and their families.
■ Concerns about work safety
What happened has risen concerns about workplace safety in Italy, where over 1,000 people lost their lives while working in the previous year. According to a report by the country’s national workers’ compensation authority, INAIL, the country’s largest unions were already organising a nationwide strike to protest over the issue.
Adapted from: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68761493