9 people injured after escalator starts smoking inside JFK Airport's Terminal 8 

You're a clown

Everyone had to be evacuated from the whole terminal. Everyone. That means the news crew most likely couldn't enter the area, not even getting close enough to zoom in, not when the area is still a safety issue.

@@KingOfTheLab True, but it still looks ridiculous to say that someone is "on site" or "at the scene" when they clearly are not.

@@ajs11201 I mean, the news crew IS at the airport. That's good enough, I guess. They can't always be smack dab in the middle of an incident.

@@KingOfTheLab I get it--they are somewhere at JFK, as if that somehow adds value or credibility to their report. In my opinion, it does not add any substance inasmuch as the visual clearly misaligns with the story. In reality, they could have taped this report at the LIRR Jamaica station since it's in the same borough as the airport. I mean if the only criteria for visual relevance is to be somewhere with the same name, then I guess anywhere within a 15-mile radius is good enough.

​@@ajs11201You're splitting hair at this point. You admit you get why they probably couldn't be at the terminal, but at the same time, you want them to be exactly in the middle of the scene so they add more relevance and substance to the story. They're reporting on an event that happened before they got there. The best they can do is interview some of the witnesses. Plus the investigation is still unfolding. I'm sure some travelers have recorded the event and we'll no doubt see them later on. It's not a war correspondence journalism where the viewers get to see what's happening as it's happening. It's a 2 minute clip about what's probably accidental fire.

It's my right to smoke a cig. I know they are bad for me. I choose to continue anyway. Why outlaw them?

@@meansnowflake then why do you do it if it’s bad for you it sounds like you don’t care about your health

You can't be f****** serious. How many COVID boosters have you had to drink?