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Plane evacuated at New York airport owing to a smoking laptop': Officials
New York Airport: There were 167 people on the plane who were evacuated using an emergency slide.
Emergency responders evacuated a flight at JFK International Airport in New York City because of a laptop emitting smoke on a plane, officials said.
The crew of JetBlue Flight 662 reported that there was a smoking computer in the plane after landing on a flight from Barbados, ABC news reported. There were 167 people on the plane who were evacuated using an emergency slide, officials said adding five people suffered minor injuries.
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The fire was quickly extinguished by the crew of JetBlue Flight 662 from Bridgetown, Barbados as first responders and the crew evacuated 67 people from the Airbus A320 jet using an emergency slide system. Another 60 passengers exited the plane normally, the Port Authority said.
“Safety is always our number one priority, and we are investigating this incident in coordination with the FAA and NTSB,” JetBlue said in a statement as per Associated Press.
