All passengers and staff were evacuated today from Ciampino Airport in Rome due to a fire, La Repubblica reports.

According to the newspaper, flights have been canceled. Law enforcement officers and firefighters have arrived at the scene.

​"The airport has been closed as a precaution," a spokeswoman for Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), said.

​According to reports, the fire, which broke out in an external area of the airport at around 08.00, has been put out.

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