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Mellyrose
2010-01-08, 09:51 AM
QUEENS (WABC) -- A small fire broke out inside the historic former TWA hanger at Kennedy Airport.

Eyewitness News is told the fire was in a refrigeration room at the TWA Flight Center, a building not currently in use.

Firefighters responded and quickly put out the blaze.

Officials say the fire did minimal damage to the building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

It opened in 1962 as the original terminal designed by Eero Saarinen for TWA at Kennedy Airport.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

http://gothamist.com/2010/01/08/overnig ... ilding.php (http://gothamist.com/2010/01/08/overnight_fire_at_old_twa_building.php)
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?secti ... id=7207420 (http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=7207420)
PhilDernerJr
2010-01-08, 10:10 AM
Why are they calling the terminal a hangar?
Mellyrose
2010-01-08, 02:55 PM
Honestly wondered the same thing and questioned my own knowledge as I posted it...and also why they spelled hangar with an 'e' - I followed suit as I questioned myself AGAIN. Why I assume the news is right and I MUST be the idiot is beyond me.
emshighway
2010-01-08, 05:06 PM
Why are they calling the terminal a hangar?

Because they don't know any better.
diegodangers
2010-01-08, 11:24 PM
its just as annoying as when they use the word 'Tarmac' when talking about the ramp/apron.
NLovis
2010-01-10, 03:46 AM
The building is abandoned. They probably have stuff still running in there not being maintained. That stuff is bound to break sooner or later. Which in this case it was at that time.
T-Bird76
2010-01-10, 11:07 PM
The building is abandoned. They probably have stuff still running in there not being maintained. That stuff is bound to break sooner or later. Which in this case it was at that time.

It's not technically "abandoned", Port has been working inside restoring it and removing asbestos. Chances are the fire could have been related to work being done on the building. In fact they've made great progress inside restoring most of the public areas to like new condition.
NLovis
2010-01-11, 12:31 AM
Oh wait i'm thinking something else my bad. xD
bluejuice
2010-01-11, 09:34 PM
The work @ T5 TWA's old building is starting to wrap up-All the asbestos has been removed. They took the film off the windows so you can now see through. We are hoping it will be open to the public in time for our 10th anniversary next month. We will be putting some check in kiosks in there but thats it. The Port will be opening the building to outside interests to see what would go in there. We have heard and read that maybe a museum, a restaurant or maybe a hotel. We shall see.
NLovis
2010-01-12, 12:22 AM
Yea I noticed that as I passed by. I could see inside. Looks great wonderful job :borat: