{"id":14439,"date":"2025-07-01T16:15:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/polinex.cluster021.hosting.ovh.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/01\/rome-battles-spate-of-wildfires-amid-scorching-heatwave\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:15:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:15:30","slug":"rome-battles-spate-of-wildfires-amid-scorching-heatwave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/polinex.cluster021.hosting.ovh.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/01\/rome-battles-spate-of-wildfires-amid-scorching-heatwave\/","title":{"rendered":"Rome battles spate of wildfires amid scorching heatwave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fires break out as Rome sizzles under heatwave<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n<p>Rome firefighters battled a spate of wildfires that broke out in suburbs around the city on Monday 30 June amid a scorching heatwave in the Italian capital.<\/p>\n<p>The three most serious blazes affected the Valle dell&#8217;Aniene nature reserve in the north-east area of Rome, as well as at Ponte Galeria near Fiumicino airport, at the Fregene junction of the Rome-Fiumicino motorway, and the Tor Carbone area around Via Appia Nuova.<\/p>\n<p>The fires led to road closures and traffic chaos as teams of firefighters sought to put out the flames, including with a helicopter unit which dropped water from above.<\/p>\n<p>Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri said in a statement that the city was doing its part, &#8220;continuously verifying compliance with our strict directives to prevent and mitigate fires during the summer season&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Incendio in atto sulla Roma &#8211; Fiumicino uscita Civitavecchia. Video di Massimiliano Graux. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uwrY8PJO4X\" title=\"pic.twitter.com\/uwrY8PJO4X\">pic.twitter.com\/uwrY8PJO4X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Italia 24H Live \u2013 Notizie dall&#8217;Italia (@Italia24HLive) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Italia24HLive\/status\/1939727148517834931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" title=\"June 30, 2025\">June 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stressing that those &#8220;who do not respect the rules will be severely sanctioned&#8221;, the mayor called for &#8220;the utmost sense of responsibility and collaboration&#8221; between authorities and citizens, adding: &#8220;Rome cannot allow this type of fire to become a recurring emergency&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The fires come as the capital sizzles under a heatwave, with a maximum red alert or <em>bollino rosso<\/em>\u00a0heat warning in place until Wednesday 2 July.<\/p>\n<p>The city reminds residents that fires can be reported by calling the 112 emergency hotline while for information, the civil protection operations room is active 24 hours a day at the toll-free number 800 854 854.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image: Tor Carbone, photo RAI News<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fires break out as Rome sizzles under heatwave. Rome firefighters battled a spate of wildfires that broke out in suburbs around the city on Monday 30 June amid a scorching heatwave in the Italian capital. 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