Newark Tower Evacuation

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Smoke in Elevator Shaft Forces Newark Airport Tower Evacuation

The FAA has issued a ground stop, causing delays for flights leaving and landing at Newark airport



Authorities have evacuated the control tower at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport because of a report of smoke in the elevator shaft.

Federal Aviation Administration deputy assistant administrator Laura Brown says air controllers are managing air traffic at an alternate site.
The FAA has issued a ground stop, causing delays for flights leaving and landing at Newark airport.

 

[Murdoughnut]

Giggle ... "shaft"

 

[Jpax]

Glad to be poolside today while some of my coworkers are becoming best friends with gate hold and pissed off passengers!

 

[N519AT]

That explains all of the holding we heard people talking about on the way up here. Nice to be in the IAD system today.

 

[jtrain609]

That explains all of the holding we heard people talking about on the way up here. Nice to be in the IAD system today.

When did you guys start flying out of Dulles?

 

[Screaming_Emu]

Most towers evacuate when they know its my leg. Strange thing is I'm not working today.

 

[Pilotforhire587]

When did you guys start flying out of Dulles?

A few weeks ago, its a cluster eff in EWR right now. Tower and ground operations were moved to the Ramp tower.

 

[TFaudree_ERAU]

That's not smoke. That's the "Pig-Pen effect" due to it being the armpit of America.

 

[jtrain609]

A few weeks ago, its a cluster eff in EWR right now. Tower and ground operations were moved to the Ramp tower.

THAT'S AWESOME!

 

[A150K]

As if the sEWR hole weren't bad enough...

 

[Pilotforhire587]

THAT'S AWESOME!

So long as I don't get displaced to this new SYR base it will be awesome. As for EWR right now, I wish I wasn't sitting for cancelled flights.

 

[jtrain609]

So long as I don't get displaced to this new SYR base it will be awesome. As for EWR right now, I wish I wasn't sitting for cancelled flights.

Have no fear, soon they'll just cancel everything and tell folks to come back tomorrow.

 

[scooter2525]

Second fire in that area in the past month. Infrastructure update?

 

[ljg]

Second fire in that area in the past month. Infrastructure update?

Tony Soprano hittin NATCA up for protection.

 

[Bud01]

It only took about 15-20 mins and they were getting clearances to people. it was a little funny talking to departure with no transponder code. we had just got on with departure and and it was a new guy. He started bitching at us that we were sqwaking VFR to turn our transponder on. as we told him we just departed EWR. and needed it. I think his supervisor yelled at him/quickly informed him what was happening because he was very apologetic.

 

[Bud01]

What was the security breach later on in the day? about 5ish.