Fiumicino airport normal after smoke blocked runways

(ANSA) - Rome, July 29 - Rome's international Fiumicino airport was returning to normal Wednesday evening after its runways were earlier blocked by smoke from a fire in a nearby pine forest. In a tweet early in the afternoon, Alitalia said a fire near Fiumicino airport had blocked all takeoffs. Fire crews fought the blaze, which had been fanned by strong winds. The incident came as the airport was finally recovering from damages caused by a fire in early May that blocked many operations.