A flaming Starbucks shut down Newark Airport on Sunday morning as smoke filled terminal building

Aflaming Starbucks concession inside Newark Airport’s Terminal A caused travel chaos early on Sunday morning after smoke filled the building and the sprinkler system flooded a baggage handling room. The incident occurred at around 4 am when a fire erupted inside the large Starbuck concession in the secure ‘airside’ area of Terminal A. Passengers had to be evacuated from the building, while thousands of people were kept from getting to their gates as firefighters put out the blaze. The cause of the fire is yet to be established, and officials for Newark Liberty Airport have been less than direct with the issue that caused so much disruption. In a post on social media site X, the airport initially said that “ongoing maintenance” was the cause of the problems, advising passengers to give themselves extra time if they were planning to travel from Terminal A. In a later post, the airport said that there had been a “building utility issue” and warned passengers to check the status of their flight before heading to the airport. Airlines that use Terminal A include American Airlines, Delta, and Jetblue, as well as Air Canada and United Airlines for some flights. Despite all the disruption at the start of the day, Newark Airport says flights are now running smoothly from Terminal A, and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said lines to get through the security checkpoint were quickly cleared.<br/>