Essex (England) | 30 March 2018:
London's Stansted Airport at Stansted Mountfitchet in Uttlesford (Essex) was evacuated Friday afternoon after a bus burst into flames outside the building.
An official tweet the airport authority at 16:40 BST confirmed that parts of the terminal building were evacuated due to fire on a car park shuttle bus and they are investigating it as a matter of urgency.
According to Essex Fire Service four fire crews were deployed to take control of the fire.
Eyewitnesses and video footage reveals the fire broke near the terminal forecourt.
Friday was one of the busiest days of the year when people get away for Easter break.
the Stansted Airport handles over 20 million passengers annually.
At around 17:12 the airport authority tweeted fire has been put off and things are returning to normal operations.
It is yet to be known what caused the fire in the bus.
References
Source 1: Stansted Airport fire forces terminal evacuation
Source 2: Stansted Airport evacuated after shuttle bus bursts into flames outside main terminal
Author: Editorial Department
London's Stansted Airport at Stansted Mountfitchet in Uttlesford (Essex) was evacuated Friday afternoon after a bus burst into flames outside the building.
An official tweet the airport authority at 16:40 BST confirmed that parts of the terminal building were evacuated due to fire on a car park shuttle bus and they are investigating it as a matter of urgency.
According to Essex Fire Service four fire crews were deployed to take control of the fire.
Eyewitnesses and video footage reveals the fire broke near the terminal forecourt.
Due to a fire on the car park shuttle bus, terminal forecourt and surrounded area including parts of the terminal building are being evacuated due to smoke. We are investigating this as a matter of urgency and will provide an update shortly.
— Stansted Airport (@STN_Airport) March 30, 2018
Little fire outside Stansted. #stansted pic.twitter.com/ixQK4qD8EE
— Sam Thompson (@samzjethompson) March 30, 2018
Friday was one of the busiest days of the year when people get away for Easter break.
the Stansted Airport handles over 20 million passengers annually.
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At around 17:12 the airport authority tweeted fire has been put off and things are returning to normal operations.
It is yet to be known what caused the fire in the bus.
References
Source 1: Stansted Airport fire forces terminal evacuation
Source 2: Stansted Airport evacuated after shuttle bus bursts into flames outside main terminal
Author: Editorial Department
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