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Berlin airport terminals reopen after fire outbreak

Terminals A and B at the Berlin Schoenefeld Airport were evacuated early on Friday after the Federal Police said that a fire broke out in a snack bar, injuring two.

Both terminals have since reopened, but the airport has warned travellers of potential delays.

No flights have been cancelled as a result.

“The fire broke out shortly before 8 a.m.at a fast-food stand outside the main building.

“It was extinguished within minutes,’’ the police said.

An airport spokesman said two snack-bar workers have been taken to hospital.

Smoke from the blaze spread indoors, meaning that the terminals had to be ventilated while frustrated travellers gathered in the car park outside.

It will be recalled that on May 16, a terminal at Berlin’s Schoenefeld airport has been evacuated after a suspected tear gas outbreak, the airport operator said on Tuesday.“Terminal D cleared due to suspected tear gas. Fire brigade ventilates building,” Berlin Airport said on Twitter, adding it may lead to delays.

NAN reports that Schoenefeld airport is to the southeast of Berlin and is mainly served by low cost carriers such as easyJet and Ryanair. It is the city’s second-largest airport after Tegel.

Earlier this year, passengers at Hamburg airport were affected after a corrosive substance leaked through the air conditioning system.

 

Posted by Juliet Ekwebelam

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