Changi Airport staff are evacuating folks out of Terminal 2’s departure hall right now, with reports of smoke emerging with no verified origin.
A anonymous staff member of the airport informed Coconuts Singapore that a fire alarm went off around 5.30pm and everyone started evacuating out of the terminal soon after. They initially believed it was a fire drill, but the smell of smoke wafted in later on.
A roadblock has been set up, while police cars and fire engines have arrived at the scene.
CNBC reporter Saheli Roy Choudhury is at the scene, confirming that non-travelling patrons of the airport are being evacuated with “lots of smoke” at T2. Check in counters have shut down, and the cause of the emergency remains unknown.
Lots of smoke in Changi airport terminal 2 departure. They’re evacuating non-traveling people. Cause unknown. @ChangiAirport pic.twitter.com/5gUInLhSPh
— Saheli Roy Choudhury (@sahelirc) May 16, 2017
Everyone being ushered out now. Likely delays on many flights. Still no causes known. #ChangiAirport pic.twitter.com/7wOgISHIeO
— Saheli Roy Choudhury (@sahelirc) May 16, 2017
Terminal almost empty now. Not sure what’s happening inside beyond immigration. Police + fire engines at the scene now. #ChangiAirport pic.twitter.com/GjAeWFAdCO
— Saheli Roy Choudhury (@sahelirc) May 16, 2017
Police confirmed on Twitter that fire broke out at Changi Airport’s Terminal 2, and advised folks to stay away.
Mass evacuation at Changi Airport in Singapore due to u explained smoke pic.twitter.com/ErXKul93eF
— Jamie Pandaram (@JamiePandaram) May 16, 2017
UPDATE 1: Changi Airport has since identified the cause of fire and assures that the situation is under control. Flight operations at T2 however are affected right now, and the authorities are ushering people to Terminal 3.
— Changi Airport (@ChangiAirport) May 16, 2017
UPDATE 2: Some passengers claim that there was a small fire at T2’s departure hall. SBS buses are skipping their T2 stops. Passengers are stuck on the runway, unable to alight the plane due to the emergency situation. The fire was extinguished at 7.08pm.
Sitting on the runway unable to get off my flight b/c there’s a fire at @ChangiAirport. Not what you want after a long haul flight.
— Logan Smith (@logandsmith) May 16, 2017
This story is developing.
