Airport Terminal evacuated close to 1pm, operations back to normal. (UPDATED)

August 3, 2022

AIRPORT:--- The staff and passengers at the Princess Juliana International Airport Terminal Building were evacuated close to 1 pm on Wednesday afternoon after smoke started coming from one of the concessionaires.
Airport firefighters rushed to investigate the cause of the smoke and eliminated it. By 2 pm the Airport Terminal was cleared of any hazard as such normal operations resumed.

Terminal Building Evacuation at the Princess Juliana International Airport
~Operations have now returned to normal~

Simpson Bay::--- The Operations Department of the Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company (PJIAE N.V.) was alerted about the emergency fire alarm, ...

Source: https://www.smn-news.com/index.php/st-maarten-st-martin-news/41002-airport-terminal-evacuated-close-to-1pm-operations-back-to-normal-updated.html

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