Passengers evacuate plane at O'Hare
Posted December 13, 2007 10:00 pm
Passengers and crew of a jetliner traveling from China to O'Hare International Airport had to be evacuated upon landing this afternoon because of smoke in the cabin.
One passenger suffered minor back pain and was taken to hospital but the rest of the 269 travelers and crew were uninjured, officials said.
The incident happened at about 3:55 p.m. after United Flight 836 landed in Chicago. The Boeing 777 stopped on a taxiway so emergency chutes could be deployed, Federal Aviation Authority spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said.
Buses took the passengers back to the terminal.
The flight set off from Shanghai and was intended to land in Chicago, then head to New York City.
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