07/25/2024

Nine Injured, Hundreds Evacuated in JFK Airport Escalator Fire

The fire sent smoke billowing through the airport's Terminal 8

Several people were taken to the hospital after an escalator caught fire at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey told ABC News.

The small fire in Concourse C sent smoke billowing through the airport's Terminal 8 at about 7 a.m.

Nine people received minor injuries due to smoke inhalation, four of whom were hospitalized, according to New York ABC station WABC. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening.

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