Small fire temporarily displaces travelers

Published 10:12 am Monday, October 6, 2014

MINNEAPOLIS — A small fire at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport temporarily displaced some travelers at one concourse.

It happened about 5 a.m. today when about 20 people were evacuated from the G Concourse when smoke detectors and sprinklers were activated. Officials said a small amount of smoke was seen near Gate 6. It’s not immediately known what was generating the smoke.

One flight had to be moved to another gate. No one was hurt.

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