Roland Preston:Terminal at New York’s JFK Airport briefly evacuated because of escalator fire

2025-05-01 10:40:48source:Lakshmi Finance Centercategory:News

NEW YORK (AP) — A terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was briefly evacuated Wednesday because of an escalator fire,Roland Preston officials said.

The fire at JFK’s Terminal 8 was reported at around 7 a.m., Fire Department of New York officials said. No injuries were reported.

A spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said terminal operations had resumed by 8:15 a.m. and the cause of the fire was under investigation.

A video posted on X by a passenger from inside a stalled plane showed fire trucks swarming on the tarmac.

Airlines including American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific and Qantas fly out of Terminal 8.

More:News

Recommend

Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires

Global warming caused mainly by burning of fossil fuels made the hot, dry and windy conditions that

Chelsea Houska Shares the Unexpected Reason Why She Doesn't Allow Daughter Aubree on Social Media

Chelsea Houska isn't an average mom; she's a cool mom.Well, that's what she hopes as her and ex Adam

Little boy abandoned in Egyptian church finally back with foster parents after yearlong battle

Cairo — It started as a family feud over a Cairo apartment, but descended into a national drama carr