Fumes Cause Emergency Landing at Airport
A Southwest Airlines plane made an emergency landing Saturday morning at Burbank Airport after the pilot reported mysterious fumes that forced several passengers to be treated for eye and throat irritation, an airline spokesman said.
Some of the 54 passengers aboard Flight 1067, which originated in Oakland and was bound for Burbank, noticed the fumes toward the rear of the cabin about 10:50 a.m. while the aircraft was 30 miles north of its destination. The pilot radioed to request clearance for an emergency landing.
After the 737-300 carrier landed safely, airport paramedics treated an undisclosed number of passengers with oxygen.
Ground officials speculated that a passenger might have been carrying a Mace or other aerosol-spray container that discharged.
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