BREAKING: Chaos at Sydney Airport as fire causes evacuation

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Sydney Airport is in chaos after its air traffic control tower was evacuated due to a fire.

According to an update on Twitter, there is currently a full ground stop at Sydney Airport with with no aircraft departing or arriving.

Emergency services were called around 11.40am this morning to the air traffic control centre, according to ABC News, with Fire and Rescue NSW saying 20 people needed to be evacuated from the building.

Former politician Scott Ludlam is among those caught in the chaos:

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