The control tower at Munich Airport was briefly evacuated and flights were temporarily suspended on Sunday after tower personnel noticed the smell of smoke. File Photo by Anna Szilagyi/EPA
June 7 (UPI) -- The smell of smoke prompted the evacuation of the control tower at Munich Airport for nearly two hours on Sunday, forcing all flight operations to be suspended.
The smell of burning was detected in the control tower around 8:50 p.m. local time, German broadcaster BR reported.
Although no flames were seen, the fire department was called in and the tower was evacuated, forcing all takeoffs and landings at the busy airport to be suspended.
Aircraft originally scheduled to land in Munich were diverted to alternative airports, an airport spokesperson said.
