India, March 19 -- A fire training exercise on Wednesday 7:30pm local time at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) led to smoke and fire being visible from nearby areas. It sparked panic among locals about a possible fire at the BWI airport.

However, the BWI Marshall Airport had said in an update earlier on Wednesday that a fire training exercise will be carried out at the airport.

"Smoke and/or fire may be visible by those at the terminal and in areas near the airport. Please do not be alarmed," the update read.

Videos of the fire were shared on social media by local residents and visitors at the BWI airport.

This story is being updated.

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