Panda Express wreaks havoc on JFK Airport after grease fire erupts in kitchen

August 2024 · 1 minute read
2017-06-29T20:18:38Z

A fire broke out in Terminal 4 of John F. Kennedy International Airport on Thursday.

According to a spokesperson for JFK IAT, the company in charge of operations at Terminal 4, the grease fire broke out in the kitchen of the Panda Express restaurant around 3:30 p.m. 

The fire has been extinguished and no injuries have been reported, the Port Authority told Business Insider in an email.

Smoke fills Terminal 4 at JFK. Twitter/Willow-Townsend Productions

Some travelers were evacuated due to a smoke condition at the terminal.

#jfkairport #fire #jfkfire as long as my flight still good. 😡😡😡

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—Katie Little (@KatieLittle) June 29, 2017

 Passengers tweeted at airlines to find out if flights were still scheduled to depart on time:

—Adrien GT (@Agertom) June 29, 2017

Another complained about the stress the fire added to an already busy July 4 holiday:

—Simone Weichselbaum (@SimoneJWei) June 29, 2017

 

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