Selinunte, fire at archaeological park, according to local newspaper also affected ruins

Last August 10, the Archaeological Park of Selinunte, in the province of Trapani, was hit by a fire: initially news had spread that the flames had not, however, affected the park’s classical remains. Today, however, the local newspaper Tp24.it, with an article signed by Egidio Morici, provides a different version: “the fire,” the piece reads, “reached the ancient living structures located east of the ruins of Temple D. The stones, which mark the perimeter of rooms once perhaps also used as stores, were blackened by the flames that developed in that circumscribed area.”

The newspaper also published a photo of the soot-covered ruins. The fire developed about 300 meters from the area of the ancient buildings: therefore, Tp24.it speculates that the ruins may have been affected by an additional trigger. Again, the article speculates on the arson nature of the fire. At the moment, the investigation is ongoing, while no news has yet come from the Park about the hypothesis that the ruins were also affected by the flames.

Pictured is the photo circulated by Tp24.it.

Selinunte, fire at archaeological park, according to local newspaper also affected ruins

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