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| Writer | Admin (IP: *.167.145.216) | Date | 2017-07-25 16:58 | Hit | 200,544 |
Travelers at Dallas Love Field were evacuated Saturday morning after fire alarms went off, but there was no fire or other emergency. However, the disruption scrambled flight schedules and delayed inbound and outbound flights for several hours.
Love Field tweeted out these photos of the airport's flight arrival and departure signs shortly before noon. They show that most flights today, in or out, will not be on time.
The airport's fire alarms first went off around 9:10 a.m. The police advised Dallas Fire-Rescue to disregard the alarms because they had not been working properly, according to Chris Barbour, a fire- rescue officer.
When the alarms sounded again about 9:40, the evacuation was ordered as a precaution.
Travelers were allowed back inside beginning around 11:15 according to Dallas Fire-Rescue. 
Southwest Airlines employee Darryl Thomas helps direct travelers through through the chaos after an evacuation at Love Field on Saturday. (Ashley Landis/Staff Photographer)
Southwest Airlines, by far the biggest commercial carrier at Love, issued a statement asking customers to be patient "as we work through this event."
One person who was not too happy about the "event" took to Twitter to admonish airport officials about the faulty alarm system.
The airport's response: Sorry.
Southwest advised anyone traveling or waiting for arriving passengers to consult the company's website for updated flight information.
Jackson Shepard of Omaha, Neb., checks his watch while in the security clearance line at Love Field after passengers were allowed back in. (Ashley Landis/Staff Photographer)
The first time the alarm went off, he said, travelers were confused about what they should do. One person from Dallas Fire-Rescue shrugged and said, “We can’t find anything," according to Wilson.
A video he shot shows crowds outside the terminal as fire crews searched inside. A worker can be heard yelling, “People, we’re going to have to move away from the doorway.” Dallas Morning News
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