A ground stop has been issued at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration’s Air Traffic System Control Center reported Friday. The FAA Tower has been evacuated due to reports of a smell of gas, a spokesperson for the airport told our sister station at WSB-TV.

A ground stop has been lifted after the tower at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was evacuated due to "strong gas fumes," according to the Federal Aviation Administration and a spokesperson for the airport.

A ground stop was issued but has since been lifted at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Friday.

Dan Raby, the senior digital producer for CBS News Atlanta, has been covering everything happening around Georgia for more than a decade. Part of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has a new name thanks to research by a group of Georgia State ...

Earlier this month, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.), announced a plan to offer free airport parking and meal vouchers.