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International flyers were delayed after a fire broke out at Toronto’s Pearson airport Sunday evening.
According to Peel Regional Police, who published a tweet shortly before 4 p.m., they attended a fire in Terminal 1 at the Pearson International Airport.
#PRP at @TorontoPearson for a fire in Terminal 1. Passengers have been evacuated from the affected area. No reports of injuries. Further information as I receive it.
— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPoliceMedia) March 17, 2019
“Passengers have been evacuated from the affected area. No reports of injuries,” they said in the post.
Toronto #pearson #yyz has closed international departures for some sort of fire inside the airport..
— jamesagnew (@jamesagnew) March 17, 2019
It's always something in this place. pic.twitter.com/eE9a5kg0rC
The first was confirmed as extinguished by Toronto Pearson shortly after 4 p.m. As of about 4:30 p.m., Police say that a significant amount of water and smoke existed as a result of the fire being extinguished.
Toronto Pearson initially stated that the International and US aircraft at Terminal one were “holding at their gates,” but they have since notified passengers that “all flights to the US scheduled to depart from Terminal 1 have been cancelled.”
All flights to the U.S. scheduled to depart from Terminal 1 have been cancelled. For passengers scheduled to travel to the U.S. out of Terminal 1 tonight or tomorrow, please contact your airline before leaving for the airport. https://t.co/fIGJaUSdS0
— Toronto Pearson (@TorontoPearson) March 18, 2019
Peel Regional Police say that while few patients have been treated for smoke-related injuries, no major injuries from the fire have been reported.
The cause of the fire has not yet been identified.
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