(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 5 - Rome prosecutors said Tuesday that
they have opened an investigation to determine whether a huge
wildfire that broke out in the north of Rome on Monday was
caused by arson.
It is the latest in a series of recent wildfires in and around
Rome and comes just days after a huge blaze in the Massimina
district that caused considerable damage.
Monday's fire took hold in the Pineto park and Monte Ciocci
nature reserve, giving off a big cloud of smoke behind St
Peter's Basilica, and generating a strong smell and showers of
ash in the centre of the capital and zones including Nomentana,
Talenti, Pineta Sacchetti and Balduina.
Several homes and a sports centre had to be evacuated on Monday
because of the blaze. (ANSA).
Prosecutors open probe into new Rome wildfires
Blaze caused cloud of smoke behind St Peter's, showers of ash