400 Passengers Evacuate Smoke-Filled Jet
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO —
About 400 passengers were evacuated from a United Airlines 747 at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday after the pilot reported smoke in the cabin, authorities said.
A few people suffered minor injuries while jumping down the plane’s emergency chutes, said airport spokesman Ron Wilson.
The smoke came from an overheated battery, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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