September 26, 2014
This screen shot provided by FlightAware shows airline traffic at 10:20 a.m. EDT over the United States Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, after hundreds of flights were canceled at Chicago airports, at center, following a fire at a suburban Chicago air traffic control facility. The ground stop threatened to send delays and cancellations rippling throughout the nation's air travel network, as more than 500 flights had already been canceled in Chicago and more were expected. (AP Photo/Courtesy FlightAware)
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Few flights resume at Chicago airports after fire
CHICAGO (AP) — A contract employee suspected of setting a fire at a suburban Chicago air traffic control center brought two of the nation's busiest airports to a halt for hours Friday, sending delays and cancellations rippling through the air-travel network from coast to coast.