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Fort Lauderdale Airport Evacuates Passengers After Natural Gas Leak

About 100 passengers and employees were evacuated at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a natural gas leak in a restaurant.

Airport spokesman Greg Meyer said in a Sun Sentinel report that two concourses in Terminal 3 were evacuated early Sunday.

Meyer said the closure lasted about an hour.

Meyer said the gas leak came from a restaurant in one of the concourses. Broward County authorities were investigating what caused the leak.

All restaurants in the terminal reopened when passengers were allowed to return.

Copyright AP - Associated Press
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