Rome airport closed after fire
Rome’s Fiumicino international airport has been closed due to an overnight fire.
Italy’s flagship Alitalia airline said in a statement that all departures have been cancelled up to 2pm (midday Irish time) and that only intercontinental flights will be allowed to land during that period.
Alitalia advised all passengers scheduled to fly during those hours not to go to the airport, and roads to the site were closed.
MORE on the fire in #Fiumicino Airport Terminal 3 in #Rome (in italian): http://t.co/YOj7zcFO4F - via @repubblicait pic.twitter.com/18QwL3iIH3
— Rodrigo Barbosa (@RodaLarga) May 7, 2015
Sky TG 24 reported that the fire, which broke out after midnight in the main international terminal, was under control and that it involved about 400 square metres of retail space.
No cause was immediately identified.
#LATEST: #Fiumicino Airport in #Rome totally closed until 14h00 due to fire in Terminal 3 - via @Agenzia_Ansa #Italy pic.twitter.com/OwH82bD99Q
— Rodrigo Barbosa (@RodaLarga) May 7, 2015
Images broadcast on TV showed smoke still coming from the terminal this morning.
