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Passengers evacuated after fire at Alicante Airport
Alicante Airport was evacuated yesterday after a fire broke out on the roof of the terminal building.
Inbound flights had to be diverted to the nearby airports of Murcia and Valencia while the fire was brought under control.
Spanish airport operator Aena tweeted: "For security reasons the airport terminal is being evacuated away from Alicante-Elche due to a fire on the deck."
It is not know what caused the fire, which was extinguished by firefighters in around half an hour.
There were no reported injuries.
Outbound flights have now resumed although there are likely to be knock-on delays.~
Passengers are advised to check the status of their flight.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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