2014 Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center fire

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Chicago ARTCC, Aurora, IL 60506, USA

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N41° 46' 58.00008" W88° 19' 51.99996"   (41.7827778, -88.3311111) Start navigation »

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The 2014 Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center fire was an incident in the United States where arson at an air traffic control facility in Aurora, Illinois (also known as "Chicago Center") caused close to 2000 airline flights to be grounded. One employee at the facility was treated for smoke inhalation, while 15 to 30 employees were evacuated.
Brian Howard, an employee of Harris Corporation, has been charged in the incident. He made a guilty plea in federal court in May 2015, and in September of that year received a prison term of 12 1/2 years.

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