A SCOTTISH airport was partially evacuated yesterday after a leak in cargo containing vaccinations.
Passengers were taken off the KLM flight which arrived at Glasgow Airport from Amsterdam at around 10am. The plane was cordoned off and passengers were evacuated from the “international pier” as investigations continued.
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Emergency services were called to the scene while the source of the leak was determined. They later concluded the leak was from cooling packs of dry ice around the vaccines.
A KLM statement said: “KLM confirms that on board KL1473, operating between Amsterdam and Glasgow, a package packed in dry ice started to leak.
“The package contained glass tubes with vaccines. These tubes have remained intact with only the cooling around them starting to leak.
“As a precaution, the fire brigade cordoned off the immediate vicinity of the aircraft. Passengers were never in danger but were taken off board as a precaution.
“The incident was stood down at 1330 after the package was
declared safe by emergency services.”
An airport spokesperson added: “At approximately 10am, the airport fire service attended an arriving KLM flight in response to concerns raised over a piece of cargo.
“The incident was stood down at 1325 after the package was declared safe by emergency services.”
The incident went on for more than three hours, and a road to the airport from the M8 was shut as a precaution.
Traffic Scotland tweeted that the eastbound exit slip to the airport was “closed due to an ongoing incident”, but updated the post when it reopened just before 2pm.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Following examination of the cargo package on the plane at Glasgow Airport, we can now confirm that the package has been deemed safe and there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding this incident.”
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