Kitchen Fire at Houston's Bush Airport Sends a Large Plume of Smoke Into the Sky Over Terminal C
Officials say a grease fire in a Terminal C kitchen sparked the Tuesday afternoon fire at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, and United Airlines says it is not affecting flights, FOX 26 Houston reported.
A grease fire in a kitchen sent a large plume of smoke into the sky at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Tuesday afternoon, officials told FOX 26 Houston. The fire, in Terminal C, was sparked in a kitchen, according to the officials' account carried by the station.
United Airlines, the airport's dominant carrier, said the Terminal C fire is not affecting flights, according to FOX 26. That was the airline's statement as the station's report published; the story was still developing, with a FOX 26 crew headed to the scene.
Video sent to the station by a viewer showed firefighters at the airport as a large, dark cloud of smoke rose above the terminal complex. The incident put 'airport fire' among the top trending searches in the United States on Tuesday evening's Google Trends listing.
FOX 26 reported no injuries, evacuations or damage in its initial account, and this story reports none. Travelers with Tuesday evening or Wednesday flights through Houston are advised by the desk's standing practice to check their flight status with their airline, as the official account continues to develop.
