SAN JOSE — Frustrated passengers found their flights delayed Friday night after a false fire alarm led officials to evacuate a San Jose Mineta International Airport terminal.

At about 8:20 p.m. airport authorities evacuated Terminal B due to a report of a tripped fire alarm that turned out to be unfounded, airport Communications Manager Ana State told this news organization Saturday morning. Airport officials evacuated the terminal until about 9:30 p.m.

Passengers were rescreened through TSA before boarding their flights. The evacuation caused 15 delays and one canceled flight to San Diego, State said.

State said flights by Saturday morning were not affected by the evacuation. She added that the reopening of the federal government continued to cause minor delays at the airport, though n

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