Overview
- Terminal 1 was evacuated on Friday evening after a fire broke out around 7:20pm, disrupting thousands of passengers.
- Fire Rescue Victoria and the airport’s aviation firefighting teams extinguished the blaze and later deemed the terminal safe for a partial reopening.
- Qantas operations faced significant disruption, with arriving aircraft held on the tarmac and a number of flights delayed or cancelled.
- Victoria Police reported no injuries, and authorities said the incident is under investigation and not believed to be suspicious.
- Some travellers reported slow evacuation procedures, and the airport advised Qantas domestic passengers to check with the airline for the latest flight updates.