The flight tower at the airport in Hammerfest has been evacuated following a report of the smell of smoke. – The search is still on for the cause of this smell, says operations manager Theodor Weberg-Ellingsen to news. We are talking about a technical room that has been affected. It does not make it possible to control the lights on the runway. – The building has critical infrastructure that will affect various functions at the airport. Until then, planes will not be able to land or take off. Weberg-Ellingsen says that there will be no flights at first, and that it is unknown how long it will last. – Smells like burnt plastic Airport manager Kjetil Kvamme confirms to news that a fire alarm has been triggered. – There is a smell of burnt plastic in the building. The last he heard, the fire brigade had not made any discoveries. Kvamme confirms that there is no traffic to or from the airport now. – The plane that was supposed to land in not too long, it’s still in Tromsø. We were notified before they started. Published 21.06.2024, at 20.08 Updated 21.06.2024, at 20.26
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Fire alarm at Hammerfest Airport – news Troms and Finnmark
