Dallas Love Field evacuated Monday after security machine catches fire
The evacuation was caused by a small fire in the basement. The evacuation only lasted about 20 minutes.
Author: Ben Sawyers
Published: 9:22 PM CDT July 8, 2024
Updated: 9:22 PM CDT July 8, 2024
DALLAS — Travelers at Dallas Love Field were evacuated from the airport Monday after a security machine caught fire.
Officials say they received a report of a fire in the terminal basement at DAL around 4:15 p.m. The fire alarm was activated and passengers and staff were evacuated from the terminal.
The source of the small fire was determined to be an L3 machine in the baggage screening area, according to DAL officials.
The fire was quickly extinguished, officials say, and people were let back in around 4:35 p.m. Airport officials claim there were no impacts to air traffic.
Here is the airport's official statement:
"At approximately 4:15 p.m., Dallas Love Field officials received a report of a fire in the terminal basement, leading to the activation of the fire alarm and subsequent evacuation of the terminal for the safety of passengers and staff. Dallas Police Department and Department of Aviation staff immediately responded to locate the source, discovered in the baggage screening room as a small, isolated fire from an L3 (baggage security and detection system) machine, and quickly extinguished. DFR responded to the terminal and subsequently cleared the scene. DPD, TSA, and the Department of Aviation staff began repopulating the TSA screening queue at approximately 4:35 p.m. Terminal operations have normalized, and air traffic had minimal impacts."
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