San Francisco International Airport terminal evacuated Friday night – SFGATE

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There are still residual delays at SFO, so be sure to check your flight status if you have a trip planned Saturday.

July 15, 11:40 p.m. The international terminal at SFO is still evacuated.

The airport tweeted that vehicles are now allowed to exit international garages, however.

July 15, 9:40 p.m. The international terminal at the San Francisco International Airport is being evacuated, the airport announced on social media Friday night at 9:28 p.m. 

SFPD confirmed the evacuation, saying “at approximately 8:15 p.m. officers assigned to SFO received a report of a bomb threat. Officers on the scene located a suspicious package and deemed the item possibly incendiary. Out of an abundance of caution the International Terminal of SFO has been evacuated. Additional SFPD resources, which include the SFPD EOD [Explosive Ordnance Disposal] Unit is investigating. Officers do have an adult male detained for this incident.”

Airport delays should be expected, police said. AirTrain service is suspended.

Videos on social media showed hundreds of passengers waiting in the area outside the terminal. Many reported getting an emergency alert on their phone about the evacuation.


The BART station at SFO is closed, the agency tweeted Friday at 8:50 p.m.

There will be Samtrans bus service between Millbrae and SFO in both directions while the station is closed. The agency said Samtrans will accept BART tickets as ticket fare.


This is a developing story. We will update it as more information becomes available. 

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