Airport authorities on Tuesday evacuated panicked passengers from a waiting lounge at the Entebbe International Airport as emergency services put out a fire.
Although police and the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority said it was a minor incident, the 3pm fire caused panic among passengers who were near the area it broke out.
According to authorities, the fire was caused by a short circuit.
“Passengers and all the other users of Entebbe International Airport were immediately evacuated as the UCAA Rescue and Fire-fighting Services team handled the situation,” said a statement from Mr Vianney Luggya, the spokesperson of the UCAA.
All employees, passengers and attendants were asked to evacuate for their own safety and normalcy returned after a short while.
“[The situation] normalised by 3.45pm. Passenger operations have since resumed,” Mr Luggya added.
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