Melbourne Airport terminal evacuated, travel chaos after suspected fire; Qantas flight delays
On Friday night, passengers had to be evacuated after a fire broke out in a terminal at Melbourne Airport.
Fire Rescue Victoria and Aviation Fire Fighting and Rescue Services responded to reports of a fire at Terminal 1. As of 8.40pm, a Melbourne Airport spokesman confirmed the fire had been extinguished.
Passengers are being evacuated from Melbourne Airport on Friday night.Credit: Instagram, Jacqui Felgate
“The fire was completely extinguished. The terminal (Terminal 1 only) was evacuated in response to fire alarms,” the spokesman said.
“Emergency services have made it safe to partially reopen the terminal and restart operations. We are now supporting passengers as they return to the terminal and operations continue.
“We thank travelers for their patience and cooperation throughout the disruption.”
Fire Rescue Victoria crews arrived at the scene just after 7pm, where they located and extinguished a small fire. “The incident was brought under control at 19.39,” a FRV spokesman said in a statement on Friday night.
Significant delays are expected on Qantas flights. Credit: iStock
Although the terminal is now reopening, significant delays are still expected for Qantas flights.
Since the incident, Qantas flights landing in Melbourne have had to line up on the tarmac to land.
