Overview

• An early-morning blaze in Stansted’s Escape Lounge around 3:30am produced heavy smoke but was extinguished quickly, according to the airport.
• Passengers were evacuated as a precaution and security screening, closed for roughly three hours, reopened at 6am following emergency-services clearance.
• Departures remain suspended until later this morning, with the airport advising travellers to check directly with their airlines for flight status.
• A separate signalling fault has blocked trains to and from the airport, and National Rail is permitting Greater Anglia and Stansted Express tickets on Central Connect bus route 305 between Bishop’s Stortford and the terminal.
• Travellers reported crowded conditions and limited information during the disruption, and the airport said there were no reports of injuries.