Government/Military, Other-Government/Military Fort Lauderdale, FL – Sprinkler system assist firefighters in extinguishing fire at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Airport August 20, 2016 viking210 Because of a small fire in an employee break room, Terminal 1 at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport was briefly evacuated Thursday morning, officials said. Allan Siegel, a spokesman for Broward County Aviation, said the fire caused a sprinkler system to go off and emergency personnel were able to quickly put the fire out. There were no immediate reports of injuries and the cause of the fire was being investigated. By shortly after 10 a.m., security personnel were being called back to their stations in order to resume passenger screening, Siegel said.
