A chaotic scene unfolded inside Terminal 1 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Sunday morning, after a suspicious, unattended bag prompted an evacuation.
“Everybody was yelling, 'get out of the building!' All the workers – everybody,” said a passenger.
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The upper level of Terminal 1 was evacuated as BSO's Bomb Squad investigated.
"They evacuated the whole building and we all had to stay outside," a passenger added. "The escalators were broken, so we had to carry all of our heavy luggage up the stairs -- two flights of stairs. It was crazy."
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The Bomb Squad eventually gave the all-clear around midday and travelers re-entered the terminal -- prompting the massive crowds.
Airport operations quickly resumed.
