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A fireplace on board a JetBlue Airways airplane pressured greater than 160 passengers to evacuate utilizing emergency slides at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday, fireplace division officers stated.
The incident – which occurred shortly after the flight from Barbados landed on the airport – could have began on account of an digital gadget and is below investigation, in response to JetBlue.
“On Saturday, JetBlue flight 662 with service from Bridgetown, Barbados (BGI) was evacuated shortly after touchdown at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) on account of studies of a buyer’s malfunctioning digital gadget or battery,” firm spokesperson Derek Dombrowski stated in an announcement to CNN.
The New York Metropolis Fireplace Division reported a airplane fireplace round 9 p.m. on the airport’s Terminal 5, saying the regional Port Authority company evacuated the JetBlue airplane.
A complete of 167 folks had been evacuated utilizing emergency slides, the FDNY stated. 5 passengers had minor accidents.
“Security is at all times our primary precedence,” Dombrowski stated, including JetBlue is coordinating with officers from the Federal Aviation Administration and the Nationwide Transportation Security Board.
