Smoke from an escalator fire inside a Kennedy Airport terminal early Wednesday forced the evacuation of nearly 1,000 people, including nine later treated for minor injuries, the FDNY said.

A fire caused an emergency evacuation at John F. Kennedy Airport on Wednesday morning. Bystanders captured footage of smoke filling Terminal 8 after an escalator caught fire. A large number of ...

Nearly 1,000 travelers were evacuated from a JFK Airport terminal after a fire broke out inside an escalator Wednesday morning, FDNY and Port Authority officials said.. The blaze erupted in the ...

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The fire at JFK’s Terminal 8 was reported at around 7 a.m., Fire Department of New York officials said. No injuries were reported. A spokesperson for the Port Authority of ...

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FDNY firefighters extinguished the fire in a matter of minutes. NEW YORK — A Kennedy Airport terminal was partially evacuated after a fire broke out inside an escalator Wednesday morning, FDNY ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A terminal at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport was briefly evacuated Wednesday because of an escalator fire, officials said.

NEW YORK (AP) — A terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was briefly evacuated Wednesday because of an escalator fire, officials said. The fire at JFK’s Terminal 8 was ...