European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 monday december 23, 1985 news update fire Fie Teri Battle a Blae set off by an explosion Carje saturday Rooming at an Oil storage farm in Naples Italy. 3 killed Scopes injured when blast ignites blare at italian Oil tank farm Naples Italy a a predate in explosion ripped through an Oil la Arm saturday killing three people at injuring More than 160, the ministry Ottivio Protection  Blae raged out of a Lrol for More than seven hours after the Carly morning explosion. Two air tank planes dumped firc re Lardal foam on Toje flames. The fire belched col inns of thick smoke that spread a Blacks loud Over 20 Square Miles of the Bay of Aples. Officials feared the Lames would Forcad to a nearby Mobil Oil co. Refinery a Rome  for the ministry of civil Protection Anna Maria Greco said a Mother a a her adult daughter were killed who Lhoir House was knocked Down by the blk at the nearby Oil storage facility. The facility belongs to the stale owned Agi Petroleum company. She said the third death was that of an Agio worker. One Agio employee was missing she said. Nineteen people were hospitalized from injuries suffered in the blast and fire that engulfed neighbouring buildings she said. She said 142 were treated for injuries but not admitted to hospitals. Earlier reports from City officials indicated As Many As 280 people were injured. Agio spokesman Paola Roselli said 32 Oil and gasoline storage tanks were involved. In All the tanks have a capacity of 3.4 million cubic feet but at the time of the blast they held Only about 875,000 cubic feet of fuel. Minister of civil Protection Giuseppe Zamberletti coordinated emergency efforts at the scene. Officials said people were evacuated from surrounding buildings including a seven Story Structure and smaller Homes. Reinforcements for fighting the fire were brought in and arrangements were made for extra foam to be flown Down from Milan 450 Miles to the North. Radio stations said seriously burned peo ple were being airlifted to hospitals throughout Italy. Giuseppe Bossa another Agio official in Naples told the associated press an enormous Stock has been lost. All 24 Stor age tanks have been  he said it was too curly to estimate the Cost of the damage. The Oil storage facility is located in the St. Erasmo neighbourhood of Naples. The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined but Ansa the italian news Agency said officials have not excluded the possibility the fire was deliberate. Artificial heart patient an artificial heart planted in a woman was functioning Well sat urday but the patient had to be hooked to a machine to Aid her ailing kidneys. 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The report suggests the administration will not now cancel any of those agreements and will give the soviets time to Correct violations. The report which Congress required when it approved fiscal 1986 defense spend ing is scheduled to be sent to the lawmakers on monday. A copy of the unclassified document was obtained by the associated press on saturday. Citing a pattern of soviet noncompliance the report said the most serious new violation is the deployment by the Kremlin of ss-25 intercontinental ballistic missiles during 1985. Which the administration con tends exceed the in ratified 1979 Salt ii treaty limit on new missiles. Reagan Calls this a Clear and irreversible violation of the soviet Union s Salt ii commitment with important political and military  the report also publicly charges for the first time that the soviet Union has exceeded the level of 2,504 strategic nuclear delivery vehicles such As missile launchers and heavy bombers that it had when it signed the Salt ii treaty. The report did t cite a precise figure. It Renews past charges of violations of the 1972 anti ballistic missile treaty especially the soviet construction of a new radar facility near Krasnoyarsk in Siberia which could be used in a nationwide anti ballistic missile defense. Another new violation is alleged to be the use of dismantled ss-7 icbms facilities for the ss-25 missiles which is prohibited by the 1972 Salt 1 treaty. This is not widely regarded As a serious violation in the administration however. The report titled soviet noncompliance with arms control agreements contains few surprises and is not expected to have a major Impact on administration arms control policy in the View of several administration arms control experts. Reagan said he expressed his personal concerns about the violations to soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev at their Summit in Geneva last month. As violations of Legal obligations or political commitments they cause grave con Cern regarding soviet commitment to arms control and they Darken the atmosphere in which current negotiations Are being con ducted in Geneva and elsewhere he said. But Reagan said the soviet Union has not yet provided explanations sufficient to alleviate our concerns on these issues nor taken corrective action. Instead they have continued to assert that they arc in Complete compliance with their arms control obligations and  the report suggests that the United states will continue to abide by the agreements for the time being even the a ratified Salt ii treaty which would expire on dec. 31. Reagan said the administration will continue to assess the Overall. Soviet actions correcting their noncompliance reversing their military buildup and promoting Progress in  Reagan noted that he asked the Penta gon last june for a report on possible   and that it will be Given careful consideration. Sources said the re port has been delayed because of Dis agreement Over what counter measures Are feasible. Other officials disclosed recently that the administration has decided to put off i decision on Salt ii until Spring when a new missile firing Trident submarine u to begin sea trials forcing a Choice Between exceed ing the limits on missiles or dismantling an existing missile system such As two pose dons. When faced with a similar decision last june Reagan opted for dismantling a Poseidon. Other violations cited in the report in clude soviet scrambling of radio information on its missile testing known As encryption to impede . Monitoring and verification a violation of Salt i and deliberately concealing missile launchers used in tests another Salt ii violation. Also listed Are soviet research into Aati ballistic missile systems that suggest that the user May be preparing Antabi de sense of its National territory in violation of the 1972 abm treaty. The admin Utra lion s strategic defense initiative known is Star wars is partly intended As s response to soviet work in this Field. In several instances the soviets seem to Nave taken some action to Correct past allegations of violations. It has lowered the production rate of backfire bombers and it has apparently removed equipment associated with its ss-16 missile from a test site