Man detained over Ciampino airport fire

A Georgian citizen who allegedly set fire to an office under the control tower of Rome’s Ciampino airport on Wednesday has been arrested by police. The man, who arrived in Italy a few days ago, does not have a criminal record, investigative sources said. Air traffic was temporarily suspended at Ciampino airport as a consequence of the small fire and tower control personnel were evacuated, said Italian air traffic management authority ENAV. Nobody was injured in the fire, which damaged electrical equipment in the office where it broke out but not the control tower, firefighters said. Police are investigating the incident.

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