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False alarm prompts brief evacuation at San Diego International Airport

False alarm prompts San Diego airport evacuation
False alarm prompts San Diego airport evacuation
False alarm prompts San Diego airport evacuation
Posted at 2:18 PM, Feb 24, 2018
and last updated 2018-02-24 17:40:07-05

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - A false alarm prompted a brief evacuation at San Diego International Airport Saturday afternoon.

Travelers were evacuated just before 1:30 p.m., with photos on social media showing travelers gathering outside Terminal 1 and on the tarmac outside Terminal 1 gates.

Video showed a fire alarm sounding through Terminal 1 directing travelers to the closest exit.

San Diego airport officials said a fire alarm did sound, however, it was a false alarm — though sure to irritate a few travelers at least.

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No injuries were reported. It's not clear exactly how the alarm mistakenly went off.

Flights entering and leaving Terminal 1 did not appear to be heavily delayed by the evacuation.