text:  We discovered at that time that the factory was being transformed into a mega incinerator. All the while, the citizens knew nothing. We were completely unaware. This explains the locals' terrible, angry reaction. For four days, the people of Marfredonia shut down the town and took to the streets to protest the poison ship. No one could come into or leave Marfredonia. The police were eventually deployed and eight people were injured in clashes.