ORLANDO, Fla. – A ground stop was lifted not long after it was issued on Sunday afternoon at Orlando International Airport due to a sprinkler head that activated inside the tower due to the cold weather, airport officials said.
A fire alarm at the Orlando International Airport air traffic control tower prompted a brief evacuation, but officials said the incident was caused by a cold‑weather sprinkler activation rather than a fire.
Airport Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting crews responded around 3:30 p.m. after the alarm signaled water flow inside the tower. Out of caution, air traffic control staff evacuated while firefighters investigated…