{"id":220068,"date":"2024-09-23T20:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T20:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/23\/security-scare-at-kia-after-passenger-luggage-emits-smokes\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T20:12:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T20:12:00","slug":"security-scare-at-kia-after-passenger-luggage-emits-smokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/23\/security-scare-at-kia-after-passenger-luggage-emits-smokes\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Scare At KIA After Passenger Luggage Emits Smokes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a dramatic turn of events, Kotoka International Airport\u2019s Terminal 3 Departure Hall was swiftly evacuated Sunday afternoon after a passenger\u2019s luggage began emitting smoke, sparking a security scare.<\/p>\n<p>The incident unfolded at precisely 3:27 p.m. when vigilant airport security personnel detected smoke billowing from a bag at the baggage wrap area.<\/p>\n<p>Without hesitation, the Aviation Security Department sprang into action, isolating the luggage and clearing the terminal as per Ghana Airports Company Limited\u2019s (GACL) Emergency Operations procedures.<\/p>\n<p>The passenger involved was immediately handed over to the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) for further questioning.<\/p>\n<p>Further reports indicate that the Authorities are working to determine the cause of the smoke emission and whether any malicious intent was involved, the KIA said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the disruption, terminal operations resumed without disruptions to flights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 In a dramatic turn of events, Kotoka International Airport\u2019s Terminal 3 Departure Hall was swiftly evacuated Sunday afternoon after a passenger\u2019s luggage began emitting smoke, sparking a security scare. 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