Current：Home > ScamsTerminal at New York’s JFK Airport briefly evacuated because of escalator fire -AssetLink
Terminal at New York’s JFK Airport briefly evacuated because of escalator fire
View
Date：2025-04-20 14:43:20
NEW YORK (AP) — A terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was briefly evacuated Wednesday because of an escalator fire, 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.
veryGood！ (44653)
Related
- Krispy Kreme offers a free dozen Grinch green doughnuts: When to get the deal
- Suki Waterhouse's Sweet Baby Bump Photo Will Have You Saying OMG
- Stephen Baldwin Asks for Prayers for Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber
- Caleb Williams said he would be 'excited' to be drafted by Bears or Commanders
- 'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
- Medicaid expansion proposal advances through Republican-led Mississippi House, will go to Senate
- Police find bodies of former TV reporter Jesse Baird and partner Luke Davies after alleged killer tells investigators where to look
- Meet Syracuse's Dyaisha Fair, the best scorer in women's college basketball not named Caitlin Clark
- Man can't find second winning lottery ticket, sues over $394 million jackpot, lawsuit says
- NYC’s plan to ease gridlock and pump billions into mass transit? A $15 toll for Manhattan drivers
Ranking
- Arkansas State Police probe death of woman found after officer
- A blender from the 1960s, a restored 1936 piano. What I learned from clearing out my childhood home
- NYC Mayor Eric Adams wants changes to sanctuary city laws, increased cooperation with ICE
- Missouri lawmakers try again to block Medicaid money from going to Planned Parenthood
- Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow owns a $3 million Batmobile Tumbler
- Billie Eilish performing Oscar-nominated song What Was I Made For? from Barbie at 2024 Academy Awards
- Virginia lawmakers defeat ‘second look’ bill to allow inmates to ask court for reduced sentences
- Missouri lawmakers try again to block Medicaid money from going to Planned Parenthood
Recommendation
The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
Ferguson, Missouri, to pay $4.5 million to settle claims it illegally jailed thousands
Ranking NWSL Nike kits: Every team gets new design for first time
Alabama police find a woman dead on a roadside. Her mom says she was being held hostage.
Jorge Ramos reveals his final day with 'Noticiero Univision': 'It's been quite a ride'
An Ohio city is marking 30 years since the swearing-in of former US Treasurer Mary Ellen Withrow
Larry David remembers late 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' co-star Richard Lewis: 'He's been like a brother'
Photos and videos show startling scene in Texas Panhandle as wildfires continue to burn