Current:Home > ScamsSmoke in cabin after American Airlines flight lands in San Francisco; plane evacuated -VitalWealth Strategies
Smoke in cabin after American Airlines flight lands in San Francisco; plane evacuated
Ethermac Exchange View
Date:2025-04-11 00:17:54
Smoke was reported inside a plane cabin during an American Airlines flight from Miami to San Francisco on Friday, injuring three people.
Flight 2045 arrived at San Francisco International Airport around 11a.m. PT when the crew reported smoke coming out of the cabin as the aircraft headed toward the gate, the airport wrote on X.
Fire officials quickly evacuated passengers, who were taken to a different terminal, the airport confirmed.
Three people had minor injuries, with one of them needing to be medically transported, according to the San Francisco Fire Department.
Fire caused by laptop inside passenger bag
The source of the smoke was a laptop inside a passenger's bag, American Airlines told USA TODAY.
"The bag was quickly removed by our crew members and all customers exited the aircraft," American Airlines said in a statement. "We thank our crew members for their professionalism and apologize to our customers for the inconvenience."
Some passengers exited the Airbus A321 on emergency slides while others deplaned using the jet bridge.
Plane caught fire in Florida earlier this week
The Friday flight is not the first American Airlines flight that didn't entirely go smoothly this week.
On Wednesday, an American Airlines aircraft headed to Phoenix caught flame when a tire blew upon takeoff in Tampa, Florida. That flight was delayed due to the "mechanical issue" with Boeing 737-800 tires, American Airlines spokesman Alfredo Garduño told USA TODAY.
All 174 passengers and six crew members, were safely evacuated to the terminal and no other flight operations were affected by the incident, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The passengers were then rebooked on other flights to Phoenix.
A United Airlines aircraft from Los Angeles to Denver lost a wheel upon takeoff on Monday but was able to land safely.
Contributing: Amaris Encinas
veryGood! (38344)
Related
- New Zealand official reverses visa refusal for US conservative influencer Candace Owens
- Bellevue College in Washington closes campus after reported rape by knife-wielding suspect
- Supreme Court grapples with whether to uphold ban on bump stocks for firearms
- 1 person injured when Hawaii tour helicopter crashes on remote Kauai beach
- What to watch: O Jolie night
- Jam Master Jay killing: Men convicted of murder nearly 22 years after Run-DMC's rapper's death
- Public health officer in Michigan keeps her job after lengthy legal fight over COVID rules
- Thousands expected at memorial service for 3 slain Minnesota first responders
- Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow owns a $3 million Batmobile Tumbler
- 1 person injured when Hawaii tour helicopter crashes on remote Kauai beach
Ranking
- Selena Gomez's "Weird Uncles" Steve Martin and Martin Short React to Her Engagement
- Biden administration offering $85M in grants to help boost jobs in violence-plagued communities
- West Virginia Senate OKs bill requiring schools to show anti-abortion group fetal development video
- A pregnant Amish woman is killed in her rural Pennsylvania home, and police have no suspects
- What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
- These Kopari Beauty and Skincare Sets Will Make Your Body Silky Smooth and Glowy Just in Time for Spring
- Thomas Kingston, son-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II's cousin, dies at 45: 'A great shock'
- After Fighting Back a Landfill Expansion, Houston Residents Await EPA Consideration of Stricter Methane Regulations
Recommendation
Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
Hunter Biden tells Congress his father was not involved in his business dealings
Of course Shohei Ohtani hit a home run in his Dodgers debut. 'He's built differently.'
'The Price is Right': Is that Randy Travis in the audience of the CBS game show?
House passes bill to add 66 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat
After Fighting Back a Landfill Expansion, Houston Residents Await EPA Consideration of Stricter Methane Regulations
Wendy's explores bringing Uber-style pricing to its fast-food restaurants
Washington man to plead guilty in 'killing spree' of 3,600 birds, including bald eagles