Ashes rain down on the centre of Rome.

Four teams of firefighters and three Canadair planes on Thursday battled a large wildfire that broke out around Via Monte Carnevale in the Muratella area to the west of Rome.

The fire sent thick plumes of smoke and ash into the city centre, with several other smaller fires reported in the area.

There were no immediate reports of people injured or damage to properties.

Some flights were delayed at nearby Fiumicino airport on Thursday as a result of the Canadair planes operating in the area.

#Roma, dalle 12:15 #vigilidelfuoco impegnati con 4 squadre e 3 #canadair in via Monte Carnevale, in zona Muratella, per un #incendio di vegetazione, 2 km di fronte di fuoco. Operazioni in corso, fiamme alimentate dal vento, che ha spinto il fumo in centro città [#29agosto 16:00]— Vigili del Fuoco (@vigilidelfuoco) August 29, 2024

On Wednesday another wildfire in the same area led to the temporary closure of a runway at Fiumicino airport.

Last week the city urged residents to donate blood to help four first responders who were left flighting for their lives after suffering severe burns while battling a vast wildfire in the eastern suburbs of Torre Spaccata and Cinecittà.

Authorities are currently dismantling illegal campsites at the Monte Mario nature reserve, on a hill in the north of Rome, which was devastated by a major wildfire a month ago.

Photo Corriere della Sera