Woman dies after getting trapped in conveyor belt ‘at baggage claim’ in Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport
A WOMAN has been found dead in the luggage conveyor belt at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
On Thursday at around 8 am, the Chicago Fire Department raced to Terminal 5 of O'Hare International Airport after reports of a person being trapped.
Police later confirmed it was a woman in her 40s who died at the scene, per CBS News.
It's not clear if she was an airport employee or a traveler.
Police are still investigating the incident.
Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, which opened in 1944, houses all major airlines including United Airlines, American Airlines as well as Frontier Airlines, and Spirit Airlines, per Fly Chicago.
As of August 2024, the airport has about 964 daily direct flights to 171 U.S. cities, per Fly Chicago.
It also has approximately 129 daily direct flights to 65 international destinations.
The international hot spots include destinations in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania.
TERMINAL 5 EXPANSION
In January 2023, a new extension of Terminal 5, which was built in 1993, was unveiled, per O'Hare 21.
The major changes were part of a $1.3 billion, multi-year investment project to expand and modernize the O'Hare gate.
O'Hare hopes the updates enhance the customer experience and create more efficiency for travelers.
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