On Monday afternoon on Monday afternoon, the vehicle caught fire on the main floor of Thurgood Marshall International Airport in Baltimore-Washington (BWI), causing an intense mobilization of emergency services and temporary effects in crossing vehicles in the region.
The accident occurred at approximately 2:10 pm, in the area adjacent to the 14th door. As a precautionary measure, the arrival of the vehicles at this level from the station was closed for a short period, which led to a delay in the flow of passengers who arrived or left the land transport.
The smoke caused by the fire managed to drop out in part of the peripheral building, so industrial fans were deployed to disperse it. Internal transport services, such as shutters that communicate with parking lots, have also been suspended temporarily, but operations were reaffirmed with the security of the region.
Main transfer knot on the eastern coast
Baltimore Washington Airport is one of the most busy in the northeastern region of the United States. Only in the past fiscal year, he mobilized more than 27 million passengers, and broke his historical record. With the presence of about 300 unnamed daily flights to more than 80 destinations, national and international, BWI is the main Maryland airport and a nervous point of air movement in the area that covers urban areas in Baltimore and Washington, capital
During larger demand periods, such as summer, 2.6 million passengers in one month exceeded. The growing activity strengthened an update plan that includes improvements in communications between stations and advanced luggage management systems.
In addition to its operational importance, BWI generates an economic impact of more than $ 11 billion annually and supports more than 100,000 direct and indirect jobs in the region.
After the accident on Monday, the airport authorities confirmed that the corridors had been reopened and operations were normalized without large setbacks.
