Orlando International Airport issues ground stop over possible air traffic control fire

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A ground stop order was issued at Orlando International Airport Sunday afternoon due to a “possible fire” at an air traffic control tower, according to the FAA.

The agency sent out a bare-bones “fire alarm/safety” advisory that a tower was evacuating due to a possible fire, with the probability of the ground stop being extended cited as “medium.”

According to FlightAware, 213 flight delays have been reported into or out of Florida’s busiest airport on Sunday.

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