CHICAGO -- Almost 700 flights are canceled at Chicago's two airports after an electrical problem sent smoke into the control room at a regional radar facility, forcing officials to halt air traffic.
The Chicago Department of Aviation says a ground stop remains in effect, though a limited number of flights are departing and arriving.
The Federal Aviation Administration says personnel were evacuated from the Chicago Terminal Radar Approach Control, or TRACON, facility in suburban Elgin at around 11:30 a.m. They were allowed to return about two hours later.
Elgin Fire Capt. Anthony Bialek (BYE-uh-lick) says a bathroom exhaust fan in a ceiling overheated and melted some wires, and smoke was pushed throughout the facility's ventilation system.
There were no injuries, but the incident shut down one of the nation's busiest aviation crossroads.
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