Panic on flight in San Francisco – Cabin filled with smoke and passengers pushed to get off

Smoke reportedly coming from a laptop in a passenger’s bag caused panic as others began to run to get off an American Airlines plane. The incident occurred at San Francisco International Airport on Friday afternoon, according to officials. Passengers were boarding American Airlines Flight 2045 bound for Miami at noon when smoke began to fill the cabin, according to nbcbayarea.com. Crew members removed the laptop and smoking bag while passengers attempted to disembark, the airline said. Passenger Carlos Levya said he had just boarded when his attention was drawn to the back of the plane “At that point some of us kind of looked towards the back and people started panicking and running towards the exits.” he said. “Most people tried to run towards the same way we entered […]
Source: News Beast

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