A “smoking laptop” which was reported by the crew of a JetBlue flight after it had landed at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday evening prompted a large evacuation of the airplane, officers mentioned.
The Federal Aviation Administration instructed CBS News in an announcement that the crew of JetBlue Flight No. 662 from Barbados “reported a smoking laptop in the cabin after landing.” The hearth was reported simply after 9 p.m. native time, in keeping with FDNY.
Port Authority personnel evacuated 167 individuals from the airplane utilizing emergency slides, FDNY mentioned, including that 5 individuals have been handled for minor accidents.
A person who was seated within the first row instructed CBS New York that the airplane’s captain jumped into motion when the hearth was found.
“The captain came flying out of the cabin,” Sean Weed instructed CBS New York. “He grabbed a fire extinguisher, and was doing like an O. J. Simpson over the seats and passengers. The guy was amazing, and put the fire out. It was a complete zoo.”
The actual trigger and circumstances of the hearth have been unclear.
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