Fire halts Chicago air traffic

A fire broke out Friday morning at an FAA facility nearby, forcing two airports to stop operations.    A fire at the Federal Aviation Administration air traffic center in Aurora, Ill., temporarily grounded flights at Chicago O’Hare and Chicago Midway International Airport Friday morning.
   O’Hare and Midway officials confirmed on Twitter and Facebook at 5:37 a.m. CST that the airports are in “ground stop” holding patterns. It was expected that flights could take off as soon as 8 a.m. CST.
   According to reports, Southwest Airlines has suspended Chicago flights until noon CST. The FAA will reportedly not allow flights traveling through Chicago to take off until after 10 a.m. CST.