On Thursday morning London Gatwick South Terminal was evacuated due to a fire alarm.
I won't go into the details as they are easily accessible elsewhere.
But one photo which got my attention is the one that I have attached.
It looks as if passengers were on the former viewing balcony. With the view of Pier 2 and the tails of the aircraft it certainly looks like it was taken from the former viewing balcony.
If by any chance there was actually a fire I'm surprised that the passengers and I'm assuming staff as well would be directed to the roof of the building.
The other thing that got my attention was the view from the former viewing balcony. It doesn't look too unchanged from when it was previously open to the public. It's a shame that the former viewing balcony couldn't reopen.
I was always under the impression that the view was mostly obscured with all the construction since it was closed but obviously not going by the photo. If indeed it was taken on the former viewing balcony.