Incident Report

Subject:                     Major Fire Breaks Out at Miami International Airport

Date of Email report:   Thu 24/03/2011

Report Detail:

A major fuel fire broke out at Miami International Airport late Wednesday night, with fire crews summoned from across the area, the Miami Herald reported. The conflagration, on the east side of the airport, was graded a second alarm blaze, with smoke and flames visible from nearby roads around 11:00 p.m. local time. The fire was caused by a fuel tank farm in the southeast corner of the airport, away from the runways and terminals, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokesman Capt. Eric Baum told the Miami Herald. While flights were not affected, Baum told the newspaper that it was “an extremely dangerous operation” that would require significant manpower. The cause of the fire remained unclear as fire-fighters work to extinguish the blaze.

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