MONTREAL — Passengers travelling from Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport were evacuated due to a “small fire” on Monday.
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Stephanie Lepage, a spokesperson with the Aeroports de Montreal, told Global News that the evacuation was a preventative measure to ensure the safety of airport passengers and employees.
“There was a small fire on a construction site, not inside the building.”
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“Everything is under control,” she added, noting that the evacuation only affected the domestic jetty.
Passengers and employees were evacuated from the airport for 25 — 30 minutes, during which time all domestic flights were suspended.
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Lepage confirmed that just one flight was cancelled as a result of the evacuation.
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