Breaking news out of Atlanta:
Breaking News: @atlanta_airport reports an explosion in a maintenance shed at Concourse D. Power is out & the area has been evacuated.
— FOX 5 Atlanta (@FOX5Atlanta) June 11, 2013
First, an evacuation at Richmond International Airport this morning. And now, reports are coming in of an explosion in a maintenance shed at ATL.
Atlanta WSB radio says "possible explosion at a maintenance shed" at ATL airport. One concourse has no power.
— Will Collier (@willcollier) June 11, 2013
BREAKING: #Explosion in a maintenance shed at Concourse D in #Atlanta #HartsfieldJackson #Airport. No fire, no smoke.
— Brian Kargus (@GACheesehead) June 11, 2013
The evacuation is reportedly limited to Concourse D.
Portion of Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport evactuated following explosion in maintainance shed. http://t.co/RCFnoXwr53
— John Borsa (@JohnBorsa) June 11, 2013
More from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The explosion happened around 9 a.m. in a maintenance shed at Concourse D, according to Atlanta fire spokeswoman Janet Ward.
Ward said there was no fire or smoke, but power is out to Concourse D and the concourse has been evacuated.
Here is a pic of @Atlanta_Airport from our tower cam. We have several reporters headed to the airport. http://t.co/gOLasonDcf
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) June 11, 2013
Update:
A person on the scene reports that the entire concourse has not been evacuated.
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@ajc possible suspicious device at ATL? Not letting anyone through the D concourse…stuck out here pic.twitter.com/RGRpHIcYk7
— Chan Hartsog (@chanhartsog) June 11, 2013
@ajc the concourse hasn't been evacuated, just the gates around D21. If you deplaned further out D concourse you are stuck out here.
— Chan Hartsog (@chanhartsog) June 11, 2013
@ajc still plenty of power here in the sky club at D concourse.
— Chan Hartsog (@chanhartsog) June 11, 2013
And elsewhere in Atlanta:
BREAKING – 2 bomb threats reported near state Capitol. Buildings housing state employees in the area evacuated: http://t.co/izYhRaIOU7
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) June 11, 2013
Two bomb threats near the #Georgia state capitol. One at building home to Attorney General and state Supreme Court. #ATL #breaking
— Edgar Zúñiga Montoya (@edgarzunigatv) June 11, 2013
Twitchy is covering breaking updates on the bomb threats near the state Capitol here.
Another image reportedly from the scene at the airport:
PHOTO: @johnspink The scene at the airport where an explosion has been reported in Concourse D http://t.co/SLm08cLUXS
— AJC (@ajc) June 11, 2013
An airport announcement warned travelers against entering security if they have flights leaving from Concourse D.
UPDATE – Announcement made at the airport – Do not enter security if you have a flight leaving Concourse D.
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) June 11, 2013
There are reportedly no injuries.
https://twitter.com/brandonrudat/status/344455947625832449
ATL airport spokesperson tells #CNN there is still an active scene on Concourse D, but the explosion seems minor w/no injuries reported.
— Jennifer Feldman (@jenniferfeldman) June 11, 2013
The concourse was evacuated as a precaution, according to the Atlanta Fire Department.
Per Atlanta Fire Dept, there was an explosion at a maintenance shed at Hartsfield-Jackson. As a precaution, Concourse D has been evacuated.
— Jennifer Feldman (@jenniferfeldman) June 11, 2013
The view from a plane that’s been delayed:
@11AliveNews I am stuck on an AirTran flight that was supposed to leave an hour ago. pic.twitter.com/4ndw2x2EcD
— YRN (@YRN70) June 11, 2013
Update:
The incident is being characterized as an “electrical explosion.”
#Atlanta FD tells @NBCNews there was an electrical explosion at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. No injuries-evacuations from Concourse D>E. #ATL
— Edgar Zúñiga Montoya (@edgarzunigatv) June 11, 2013
At 10:14 a.m., the airport’s Twitter account provided its first update on the incident.
There was a small electrical explosion at 8:40am near gate D21. Passengers were evacuated but have returned. No injuries reported.
— Atlanta Airport (@ATLairport) June 11, 2013
Northside of Concourse D has power and flight operations have resumed on Northside. Air conditioning restored throughout the concourse.
— Atlanta Airport (@ATLairport) June 11, 2013
Full power has been restored and all operations have resumed.
— Atlanta Airport (@ATLairport) June 11, 2013
Twitchy will monitor this breaking news and update as details become available.
Editor’s note: The title of this post has been updated to reflect breaking information about the location of the explosion and evacuation. This post has been updated with additional information and tweets.