Fire alarm triggers evacuation at Auckland International AirportFour flights were delayed at Auckland International Airport after a fire alarm caused an evacuation on Thursday afternoon. The incident happened at 2.03pm and about 200 passengers were forced to exit the ground floor of the international terminal. They were able to return at 2.36pm once it was declared safe by the Fire Service, an airport spokeswoman said. @AKL_Airport is returning to business as usual following an evacuation at the international terminal. — Auckland Airport (@AKL_Airport) October 6, 2016An airport spokeswoman said she believed the activation was a technical fault.

Source: Stuff October 06, 2016 01:25 UTC