Cinecitta copes with fire on back lot

A fire broke out on Rome's Cinecitta studios back lot Thursday night at 22:00 local time.'Last night, a fire developed around Cinecitta Studios, exclusively affecting a peripheral part of the back lot where sets are constructed in open air,' the famed studio's Friday statement read.'The fire originated inside a tent of about 250 square meters and was most likely due to a short circuit. It immediately extended to a part of the sets of Ancient Rome,' the statement ...