‘Emergency': Aussie airport evacuated
The Perth Airport international terminal was evacuated at around 6.15am on Friday after a fire alarm was set off.
All passengers in Terminal 1 were forced to evacuate the building as a precaution.
The cause was investigated by the Aviation Fire Rescue team and was found to be a small fire in a food and beverage kitchen in the terminal.
Red signs on screens around the terminal displayed the message 'Emergency! Terminal evacuation underway'
'Please proceed with care to the nearest exit.'
Evacuated travellers faced chilly weather outside the airport as they awaited the all clear for about 45 minutes.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology it was a bitter 3C with a 'feels like' temperature of 0C at 8am.
At least five flights were directly delayed by the evacuation, and passengers had to repass through security and border control.
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