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| Stansted Airport fire forces terminal evacuation | Stansted Airport fire forces terminal evacuation |
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| Passengers at Stansted Airport were evacuated from the terminal after a bus caught fire outside the building. | Passengers at Stansted Airport were evacuated from the terminal after a bus caught fire outside the building. |
| Witnesses reported seeing thick smoke as the blaze "completely destroyed" the shuttle service, which was parked in a waiting area. | Witnesses reported seeing thick smoke as the blaze "completely destroyed" the shuttle service, which was parked in a waiting area. |
| The fire also caused smoke damage to "much of the front of the terminal building," firefighters said. | The fire also caused smoke damage to "much of the front of the terminal building," firefighters said. |
| Bosses at the airport, in Essex, advised those due to travel to contact their airline. | Bosses at the airport, in Essex, advised those due to travel to contact their airline. |
| Julia Buckley, who was at the airport, tweeted the BBC to say: "In arrivals. Saw thick smoke as plane was landing. Can't see anything from here. Can smell smoke though. But atmosphere is calm." | Julia Buckley, who was at the airport, tweeted the BBC to say: "In arrivals. Saw thick smoke as plane was landing. Can't see anything from here. Can smell smoke though. But atmosphere is calm." |
| On Friday evening, the airport said no injuries had been reported and that the fire had been caused by an engine electrical fault on the bus. | |
| All evacuated passengers were "in the process of being re-screened through security". | |
| "The fire has since been put out and we're working on returning to normal operations," a spokesperson added. | "The fire has since been put out and we're working on returning to normal operations," a spokesperson added. |
| Essex Fire Service said four fire crews had been sent to the scene. | Essex Fire Service said four fire crews had been sent to the scene. |