Car catches fire in Miami International Airport garage
A car caught fire in the Flamingo Garage at Miami International Airport, tying up traffic into the airport early Friday morning, officials said. No one was hurt in the blaze, they said.
Electrical short in car in Flamingo Garage caused fire and smoke. Fire has been extinguished. No one hurt.
— Miami Int'l Airport (@iflymia) August 25, 2017
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officers arrived at the scene around 7 a.m. and put out the fire, though airport officials said travelers should expect slowdowns in traffic to persist Friday. Airport officials said the cause of the fire was an electrical short, though it was unclear what had triggered it.
This story was originally published August 25, 2017 at 10:48 AM with the headline "Car catches fire in Miami International Airport garage."