ALERT: New York- Evacuation at JFK Airport (January 7, 2018)

Sunday, January 7, 2018

Alert – New York: Evacuation at JFK Airport

JFK Airport’s Terminal 4 had a water main break at its baggage claim on Sunday, leading to an evacuation.

According to CNN:

The temperature was around 15 degrees when the flooding started about 1:30 p.m. Video showed standing water in a large section of the terminal and water cascading down a wall in an arrival area. Power went out in parts of Terminal 4. Conveyer belts stopped working on some luggage carousels and travelers were instructed to pick up their bags in another part of the terminal. The arrival area was cordoned off while employees swept water off the floor. The New York City Fire Department responded, but no cause of the leak has been provided. No injuries were reported. Around 3:30 p.m., the airport announced via Twitter that international flights into Terminal 4 had been shut down. Departures were not affected. JFK advised passengers to check with their airline prior to arriving at the airport.

The New York Times wrote:

For thousands of weary travelers, there seemed to be no end to the massive fallout from Thursday’s winter storm, which damaged equipment and forced scores of flights in and out of Kennedy Airport to be canceled or delayed. The effects have rippled across the world, stranding passengers at airports as far away as Beijing, many of whom are trying to return home after the holidays. Federal officials were forced to limit some flights into Kennedy Airport on Saturday, and the disruptions continued into Sunday. Shortly after the water main break in Terminal 4, the airport closed that terminal to international flights and diverted some planes to other terminals.

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