• Flights have been suspended at Newark Airport after controllers evacuated a control tower due to smoke.
• Air traffic controllers moved to an alternate tower, triggering a ground stop.
• Nearby LaGuardia Airport is closed after an airplane collided with a ground vehicle, killing two pilots.

Flights at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey were temporarily halted on Monday after a control tower was evacuated due to smoke, the FAA said in an advisory on Monday.

Controllers relocated to an alternate tower, triggering a "ground stop," it said.

The news comes as one of New York's other airport hubs also faced disruption on Monday following an accident late Sunday.

An Air Canada aircraft collided with a ground vehicle at the airport, resulting in the death of two pilots.

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