It's hard to say what's going on, but I'll try: the smoke of fires has partially obscured the sun and from last days the ashes descend from the sky, the noise of planes and helicopters is continuous and hectares of vegetation have gone into smoke and at least two restaurants that were on the road leading from Ottaviano to above the Vesuvius were evacuated because the flames were licking it.It says that arsonists use the old trick of sprinkling gasoline on cats or dogs tails so the animals suffering spread the fire area.To combine the damage to mockery,spouses (and perhaps not only them) have made photos with their guests in front of Vesuvius in flames.