Arrivals and departures were temporarily paused at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey after air traffic controllers evacuated the tower due to a burning smell coming from an elevator.

Operations were temporarily suspended at Newark Airport on March 23 after the air traffic control tower was evacuated due to a report of smoke.

A ground stop was issued at Newark Airport Monday morning after the air traffic control tower was evacuated due to smoke — just hours following the shutdown at LaGuardia Airport because of a fatal plane crash.

Arrivals and departures were temporarily paused at Newark Liberty airport after air traffic controllers evacuated the tower due to a burning smell.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a brief ground stop Monday morning for all flights at Newark Liberty International Airport after an incident in an air traffic control tower. All arrivals and departures from the airport were grounded around 7:30 a.

The air traffic control tower at Newark Liberty airport in New Jersey was evacuated early Monday, after a report of smoke inside the tower.

WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - The control tower at Newark airport outside New York City was temporarily evacuated and officials ordered a ground stop on Monday morning after a burning smell, the FAA said.

Radar data from FlightRadar24 indicates that the passenger plane cleared the FedEx charter by just 300 to 325 feet.

Two jets landing on crisscrossing runways at Newark Liberty International Airport got close enough on Tuesday night to trigger a federal investigation. The New York Times and the AP report that an Alaska Airlines Flight 294 coming in from Portland,