Hazardous Substance Alert: BER Terminal Reopens After Evacuation
The alarm caused a chaos. Arriving passengers were not allowed to enter the airport's train station.
On Thursday evening, a woman reported potentially dangerous materials at Terminal 1 of Berlin's BER Airport, triggering a hazardous materials alert. The Federal Police cleared part of the terminal late that evening after discovering no threat. Police spokespersons stated that the woman claimed to be carrying a hazardous substance, though they did not identify the substance itself.
The incident prompted the evacuation of the public area, while flight operations proceeded as scheduled, with incoming and departing aircraft allowed to land and take off. Terminal 2 handled overflow passengers who were asked to vacate the building. Fire crews conducted inspections on the cleared area, and the police lifted the alert around 8:45 p.m. Passengers experienced delays and some flight cancellations, with Deutsche Bahn services between Schönefeld and BER momentarily affected.
Thibault Heck, a passenger from Zurich, described the situation as "relatively orderly chaos," expressing understanding for the response despite the inconvenience. BER's flight operations had last been disrupted in March due to a suspected drone sighting.
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