Fire May Have Caused Outage At Atlanta’s Airport

FAA

(Atlanta, GA)  — A fire may be behind a major power outage at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Georgia Power said a fire caused extensive damage in an underground electrical facility and impacted substations serving the airport. Power should be restored by midnight Eastern tonight according to the power company. The blackout forced the FAA to issue a ground stop at the worlds busiest airport. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled or delayed since the power went out this afternoon.