Singapore shuts airport terminal after fire; flights delayed
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A fire broke out Tuesday at Singapore's Changi Airport, causing the closure of a terminal and lengthy delays as passengers and flights were moved, officials said.
The airport said smoke began issuing from air vents in Terminal 2 and an evacuation of the terminal was begun.
It said the fire occurred in a room housing air conditioning equipment and was being investigated.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Singapore Civil Defense Force said firefighters arrived within minutes and put out a small fire. Three people were taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation.
The airport said flights were moved to another terminal, resulting in significant delays.
Flight operations at the terminal gradually resumed after 10 p.m., it said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Changi Airport will do its very best and work through the night to clear the backlog of delayed flights," it said.
A record 58.7 million passengers used the airport's three terminals last year. A new terminal is to be opened later this year.