JFK Airport escalator fire leads to evacuations in Terminal 8; minor injuries reported

A fire on an escalator at JFK Airport’s Terminal 8 caused significant smoke and led to the evacuation of nearly 1,000 passengers early Wednesday morning.

The FDNY responded to the smoke report just after 7 a.m., finding the source to be an escalator fire. Around 960 people in Concourse C were evacuated and bused to another terminal area.

Eyewitness photos and videos showed passengers gathered on the tarmac. Nine individuals were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

Terminal operations have resumed, but flight operations were impacted, NBC New York 4 has reported.

read more: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/jfk-airport-terminal-8-evacuations-escalator-fire/5626615/

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