Singapore airport evacuated after fire
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HUNDREDS of passengers were evacuated from Singapore’s Changi Airport after a fire erupted in a terminal delaying flights at the global hub.
Smoke swept through the airport’s Terminal 2 building yesterday after the fire broke out in the departure hall.
Three people were sent to hospital for smoke inhalation, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said.
Police said the fire alarm was activated at around 5:40pm (0940 GMT) as smoke poured from air vents, sparking an evacuation order and closure of the terminal.
Singapore Airlines said it was “working closely with the airport authority to ensure flights can be resumed as soon as possible.”
M. Ramarao, 36, an Indian software engineer working in Singapore, was set to take a flight back home with his 18-month-old daughter when they were evacuated.
“I am very worried now because we have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow morning for my daughter who fractured her arm, so it’s quite urgent,” he said. “If it’s for one or two hours it’s okay, but they shouldn’t cancel the flight.”
More than 58 million passengers passed through Changi Airport last year, which serves more than 100 airlines flying to 380 cities worldwide.
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