Perth Airport evacuated in early morning fire scare

A major Australian airport was evacuated in the early hours of Friday morning, with at least five flights delayed.

Early morning passengers at a major Australian airport were left out in the cold after an evacuation.

The Perth Airport international terminal was evacuated at around 6.15am on Friday after a fire alarm was set off.

All passengers in Terminal 1 were forced to evacuate the building as a precaution.

Passengers at Perth Airport faced an early morning evacuation following a reported kitchen fire. Picture: Supplied

The cause was investigated by the Aviation Fire Rescue team and was found to be a small fire in a food and beverage kitchen in the terminal.

Red signs on screens around the terminal displayed the message “Emergency! Terminal evacuation underway”

“Please proceed with care to the nearest exit.”

A warning displayed in the terminal. Picture: Supplied

Evacuated travellers faced chilly weather outside the airport as they awaited the all clear for about 45 minutes.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology it was a bitter 3C with a “feels like” temperature of 0C at 8am.

At least five flights were directly delayed by the evacuation, and passengers had to repass through security and border control.

Originally published as Perth Airport evacuated in early morning fire scare