Hundreds of delays were reported at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport Tuesday morning after a pipe burst overnight at an O’Hare air traffic control tower, with workers evacuated and a ground delay program expected to last for hours.
The incident began about 1:10 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration told NBC Chicago, after a water pipe burst at O’Hare’s main air traffic control tower. Controllers at the main tower were evacuated, FAA spokesperson Chris Mullooly said, and were relocated to the south tower where they resumed work.
Just after 2 a.m., a ground delay program was issued for the airport by the FAA. As of 9:15 a.m., the ground delay was still in effect and expected to last until at least 7:59 p.m., the FAA site showed.
According to FlyChicago.com, more than 400 flights were experiencing delays Tuesday, with the majority of seeing delays upwards of 45 minutes, the site showed.
The main air traffic control tower at the airport remained closed Tuesday morning, Mullooly said, and estimated damage was unknown. An investigation into the burst pipe was underway.
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