North Carolina airport kitchen fire prompts evacuation

Firefighters have been responding to a fireplace that broke out on the Charlotte Douglas Worldwide Airport on Wednesday, airport officers mentioned. 

CLT mentioned the fireplace began within the kitchen within the Atrium space. Passengers have been faraway from the Atrium space to the concourses. 

The roadway in entrance of the Terminal is closed to visitors for emergency crews, CLT mentioned. 

Arrivals and departures are persevering with however native arriving passengers are briefly not being allowed into the terminal, in the interim, CLT mentioned. 

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The harm from the fireplace and the opportunity of accidents weren’t instantly clear. Witnesses advised Queen Metropolis Information that “a whole lot” of vacationers may very well be seen outdoors the airport. 

Pictures and movies shared on Twitter confirmed black smoke from the airport billowing up towards the sky.  

Fox Information has reached out to the fireplace division for updates.

It is a growing story. Test again for updates.