A van caught fire at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in an incident that caused traffic delays on Wednesday, Aug. 13, according to airport officials.
The vehicle ignited around 7:30 p.m. local time while it was parked on the curb of the upper level of the airport’s South Terminal, officials said in a news release shared Aug. 13 on X. The airport, in a statement to USA TODAY, said that smoke was seen pouring from the van’s glove compartment moments before the whole vehicle caught on fire.
Firefighters quickly responded to the scene and put out the fire before it spread, according to the release. No injuries were reported from the blaze…