1 person injured in kitchen fire at Charlotte Airport

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Thursday, March 24, 2022
1 person injured in kitchen fire at Charlotte Airport
One person was injured during after a kitchen fire Wednesday afternoon at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WTVD) -- One person was injured during after a kitchen fire Wednesday afternoon at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

According to airport officials, the fire prompted an evacuation at a terminal

A tweet from the airport says the Charlotte Fire Department responded to a two-alarm kitchen fire in the atrium area at around round 3 p.m., and passengers were safely moved to the concourse.

All airport activity were resumed at around 4 p.m.

Officials said the passengers who were previously evacuated were allowed back into the terminal.

The person injured was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The fire is currently under investigation.