Strong Odor Triggers Evacuation At Newark Airport
November 18, 2007
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A strong odor prompted authorities to evacuate Terminal B of Newark Liberty International Airport, N. J. at about 11 a.m., and witnesses said it smelt like natural gas. 11 people complained of symptoms related to the odor.
Part of the terminal was closed and evacuated, but was re-opened in the afternoon.
Port Authority spokesman Pasquale DiFulco said 11 people, most of them security personnel at the airport, complained of symptoms related to the odor.
Two of them were later hospitalized with nausea and dizziness, but they are now in good condition.
Some inbound flights were diverted to another part of the terminal and three outbound flights were delayed.
However, the overall operation of the airport was normal through the incident.
Authorities are investigating a possible gas leak but hasn’t detected any natural gas or carbon monoxide in the air.
Newark Liberty International Airport is one of three major international airports in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area, along with John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport.
It is the tenth busiest airport in the United States and the nation’s fifth busiest international air gateway.
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