Newark Airport’s Terminal C was partially evacuated Monday on account of a safety breach that brought about “important alarm” amongst airport vacationers, officers stated.
A girl allegedly bolted by means of a safety checkpoint and into the concourse earlier than she was detained by legislation enforcement, in keeping with the Transportation Safety Administration.
Some passengers “self-evacuated” onto the tarmac amid the commotion, TSA stated.
The incident occurred at round 10:20 a.m., in keeping with the Port Authority, whose officers responded to the incident.
“Whereas there was no bomb menace nor capturing that occurred, the disturbance brought about important public alarm to ticketed passengers who consequently ran from the disturbance and exited the terminal by means of varied means,” the Port Authority Police Division stated in a press release.
The scare impacted three safety gates, which have since resumed regular operations, PAPD stated. The feminine instigator is being evaluated at College Hospital, cops stated.
Images posted on Twitter confirmed vacationers milling about exterior the airport.
“Terminal C evacuated simply as I used to be about to go by means of TSA,” tweeted consumer @TheMattSaffer. “Folks screaming, working, falling down steps….some individuals have been mid check-in and are barefoot exterior. 100% whole chaos.”
One other consumer replied that his flight was delayed on the runway as a result of “passengers who evacuated from terminal c have been on the runway behind our airplane.”
United Airways — the only operator at Terminal C — declined to remark.
