Firefighters responded to an escalator fire at John F. Kennedy International Airport Wednesday, according to the New York City Fire Department.
Shortly after 7 a.m. local time FDNY received a report of smoke and evacuated Terminal 8 due to the smoke condition, officials said.
“Flight operations at Terminal 8 have been impacted. Please check with your airline to determine the status of your flight,” the airport said in a post on X.
More than 90 flights at JFK were delayed as of 9 a.m., according to flight tracker FlightAware. The disruption comes as Delta Airlines is still recovering from a technology outage that led to thousands of flights cancelations.
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Officials said no injuries were reported and operations are ongoing.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: JFK escalator fire prompts terminal evacuation; flights delayed
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