An electrical issue in the air traffic control tower Monday afternoon caused smoke to come out from behind the equipment but fire crews were not able to determine the cause of the smoke.
A call to the emergency dispatch just before 2 p.m. reported smoke in the tower, and the Aspen Fire Department responded with three trucks and about 15 firefighters. No flames were reported.
Neither the tower nor the terminal at Sardy Field had to be evacuated, and there were no reports of injuries.
“The controllers noticed some smoke coming out of their consoles, so they called the Fire Department, which is always a good thing to do,” airport director John Kinney said Monday afternoon. “They came out and checked it out and gave it the all clear.”
Aspen Fire Chief Rick Balentine said they could not find the cause of the smoke but everything was back to normal after about 45 minutes from when the call came in.