Chaos at Rome airport after fire at terminal

May 07, 2015 21:51

BBC reports: Italy has cancelled dozens of flights to and from its busiest airport -- Fiumicino in Rome -- after a fire gutted part of its international terminal.

The airport was closed for several hours but officials are working to get it fully operational again.The overnight blaze -- now extinguished -- gutted a shopping area at terminal three. Nobody was killed but a few people were treated for smoke inhalation.

Thousands of passengers were hit by delays and many flights were diverted.The fire broke out at about midnight on Wednesday and took some five hours to bring under control.

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