Fire Breaks Out at Newark Airport Parking Lot

Travelers at a New Jersey airport witnessed a massive fire as more than a dozen cars in a nearby parking lot went up in flames Thursday.

According to the New York Daily News, the Terminal C parking garage rooftop at Newark Liberty International Airport was officially closed at 7 a.m. ET due to a fire that spread to at least a dozen vehicles and sent plumes of black smoke into the air.

Officials from the Newark airport said the Level 1 arrivals area was closed and asked passengers heading to the facility to use Levels 2 and 3 for passenger pick-up. The cause of the fire was not immediately apparent, but no injuries were reported.

Video of the fire was shared on social media.

BREAKING: At least a dozen cars on fire at #Newark Airport.

ABC7NY: https://t.co/k0skdkLRJH pic.twitter.com/ublHwSvkUU

— Robin Meade (@RobinMeade) January 31, 2019

#EWR Terminal C Level 1 Roadway is reopened. Due to icing conditions, there will be no access to the Terminal C Parking Garage until further notice. [04]

— Newark Liberty Airport (@EWRairport) January 31, 2019

#EWR Parking customers impacted by the Terminal C Parking Garage closure should proceed to the Terminal C Level 1 taxi stand for further assistance. [06]

— Newark Liberty Airport (@EWRairport) January 31, 2019

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said airport operations were running as usual.

The blaze at Newark Liberty International came just hours after a fire tore through a paper plant in Bergen County, New Jersey, just minutes away from the airport. The massive inferno burned for hours Wednesday night into Thursday as firefighters battled freezing temperatures.