Fabio Fucci, the mayor of the town of
Pomezia, south of Rome, on Friday ordered that homes and other
buildings within a 100-metre radius of a huge blaze at a
trash-storage site be evacuated.
The order was published on the local council's Facebook page.
Firefighters had previously told residents "not to open the
windows" of their homes in a tweet, to prevent them breathing
fumes from waste plastic, paper and other recycled materials.
The firefighters have been combatting the blaze at the
refuse-storage firm since around 8:30.
The fire sent out a massive plume of black smoke over nearby
roads and the Pontina highway, causing major traffic disruption.
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