Fiumicino, fire in the pine forest and the smoke reaches the airport: Alitalia hangs takeoffs – The Messenger

Is returning operating Fiumicino Airport after a huge fire in the pine forest has created difficulties even at the airport.

Alitalia announced a tweet with the resumption of flights and the return to operations of the airport.

In particular, did you know ENAC, flights departure have been banned since the track 2 is closed from 14:20 to 15:45. Track 3, usually dedicated to the landings, has always been operating. Track 1, however, remained closed to allow the activities of extinguishing the fire.

From 15.45 about Fiumicino airport is recovering slowly operate flows retarded to not interfere with the aircraft used for the fire-fighting operation. The management company of the airport, Aeroporti di Roma, is working to clean up the tracks from the debris of the fire, while the company’s staff is present at the airport to provide information to passengers involved in flight delays. “

The fire

 The flames erupted in a vast area of ​​scrub in the Fish Moon, they were extended to the pine forest of Porpoises. They see big tongues of fire. The area is close to Via Coccia di Morto, the artery that runs parallel to the perimeter of the airport. On site they are in action teams of firefighters and Civil Defense of Fiumicino. It was raised a huge column of black and white smoke seen for miles.

The fire spread to the pine forest due to the strong wind and also have damaged a fleet, destroying some. Upon via Coccia di Morto is interrupted. Recreational rushed the mayor of Fiumicino, Esterino Montino: “ The situation is very serious, the front is a few hundred meters and, it seems, and it is disturbing, the flames They would be propagated by 2-3 points different, even distant among them. It is at risk of pine forest Porpoises, which has already been attacked by the flames, with tongues of fire very high, and where it is difficult to intervene, because the wind pushes the pine forest. We asked for the intervention of a Canadair . “

Personnel Investigative Unit prevention of forest fires (NIAB) of the State Forestry Corps is working to ascertain the causes of the fire.
             
             
                         
         

             Wednesday, July 29, 2015, 15:23 – Last Updated: 17:11
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