A fire suppression system inside a hangar at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport malfunctioned Thursday morning, sending foam onto the adjacent tarmac and covering the doors of cars parked nearby.
fox 26 Houston posted photos of the chaos that showed the United Airlines hangar nearly surrounded by fire extinguishing material.
Images also showed the tops of pickup trucks, SUVs and cars, as well as the tops of airport equipment such as stairs and trailers, sticking out above what appeared to be clouds.
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A United Airlines hangar at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston was covered in foam after the building’s fire suppression system failed. (FOX26 Sky Fox)
The biodegradable, PFAS-free firefighting foam was accidentally released at around 5:30 a.m. inside a United Airlines hangar off Light Road, the airport said in a statement.
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A United Airlines hangar at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, was covered in foam after the building’s fire suppression system failed. (FOX26 Sky Fox)
“A multi-layered mitigation plan was immediately activated,” the statement said. “United Airlines’ environmental team is leading the cleanup effort, which also includes assistance from the Houston Fire Department, Houston Airport, and Houston Public Works.”
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A United Airlines hangar at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston was covered in foam after the building’s fire suppression system failed. (FOX26 Sky Fox)
When asked for comment Thursday, United Airlines issued the same statement provided by the airport.
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Airport officials said there were no people or aircraft inside the hangar when the system released the bubbles.
The statement also said there would be no impact to people traveling to or from Bush Intercontinental Airport.
