Newark airport's control tower evacuated after burning smell, FAA says

WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - ‌The control ​tower ​at Newark airport outside New York City was temporarily evacuated ‌and officials ordered a ground stop on ⁠Monday morning after a burning smell, the FAA ‌said.

"Arrivals and departures are ‌temporarily paused at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey after air traffic ​controllers evacuated the tower because of a burning smell coming from an ⁠elevator," the FAA said.

The pause in traffic at the busy ​airport came around 7:30 a.m. Controllers returned to their stations and the ​ground stop was lifted ‌about half an hour later.

The incident came the morning after an ⁠Air Canada Express jet collided with a fire truck while landing at New York's ⁠LaGuardia airport, killing both pilots, injuring dozens and closing ​the facility, authorities said.

U.S. aviation faces chronic shortages of air traffic controllers and a separate shortfall ‌of Transportation Security Administration officers due to a partial government shutdown ‌that has led to delays, long ⁠security lines and heightened ‌safety concerns ​across airports nationwide.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey and Katharine Jackson; Editing by Doina ‌Chiacu)

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