PHOTOS: Fire at regional FAA facility near Chicago

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Friday, September 26, 2014
American Airlines cancels nearly all departures from O'Hare before 9 a.m.
Passengers line up after ground stop at O'Hare International Airport.
Passengers line up after ground stop at O'Hare International Airport.
Flights canceled or delayed at O'Hare International Airport.
Fireactivity at the regional FAA facility in Aurora forced a ground stop at O'Hare, Midway and other local airports Friday morning.
Fireactivity at the regional FAA facility in Aurora forced a ground stop at O'Hare, Midway and other local airports Friday morning.
Fireactivity at the regional FAA facility in Aurora forced a ground stop at O'Hare, Midway and other local airports Friday morning.
Fireactivity at the regional FAA facility in Aurora forced a ground stop at O'Hare, Midway and other local airports Friday morning.
Fireactivity at the regional FAA facility in Aurora forced a ground stop at O'Hare, Midway and other local airports Friday morning.
FAA employees wait outside Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center in Aurora.
Fireactivity at the regional FAA facility in Aurora forced a ground stop at O'Hare, Midway and other local airports Friday morning.
Fireactivity at the regional FAA facility in Aurora forced a ground stop at O'Hare, Midway and other local airports Friday morning.
Fireactivity at the regional FAA facility in Aurora forced a ground stop at O'Hare, Midway and other local airports Friday morning.
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PHOTOS: Fire at regional FAA facility near ChicagoAmerican Airlines cancels nearly all departures from O'Hare before 9 a.m.
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CHICAGO -- Fire activity at the regional FAA facility in Aurora, Illinois, forced a ground stop at O'Hare, Midway and other local airports Friday morning.

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