Video: JFK Airport fire leaves 9 injured, dozens of flights canceled

Nine people suffered minor injuries and dozens of flights were canceled after a small fire broke out at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City.

JFK Airport fire leaves 9 injured

Several people were taken to the hospital after an escalator caught fire at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey told ABC News. The fire sent smoke billowing through Terminal 8 at around 7 a.m. Wednesday.

Nine people suffered smoke inhalation, four of whom were taken to the hospital. None of the injuries were life-threatening. Officials said about 960 people were evacuated by bus to another area of ​​the terminal.

Officials said operations resumed at the terminal around 8:15 a.m., and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

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