WASHINGTON, D.C. NEWS – Flights resume at Reagan National Airport after control tower fire alarm

Flights at Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport resumed around midday on Monday following a morning fire alarm in the airport’s control tower that temporarily halted all air traffic. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed there was no fire, though it did not disclose what triggered the alarm. By noon, the tower was fully operational, but flight delays continued into the afternoon due to the backlog.

Reagan National, the site of the nation’s recent aviation accident, a collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet that killed 67 people, has faced heightened scrutiny over air travel safety following several crashes and near misses in the years since.