JetBlue Flight 662 from Barbados evacuated at JFK International Airport due to smoking phone charger, FAA says - WABC-TV

QUEENS, New York (WABC) -- Emergency responders swarmed and evacuated a JetBlue formation astatine JFK International Airport owed to a smoking telephone charger, according to officials.

The incidental took spot astatine JFK Airport's Terminal 5 aft JetBlue Flight 662 landed safely astir 8:40 p.m. connected Saturday.

The FAA initially said the formation unit reported a smoking laptop successful the compartment aft landing, but it was determined to beryllium a smoking telephone charger.

Fire officials said the JetBlue plane, which originated successful Barbados, was evacuated via an exigency slide.

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They accidental 167 radical were removed from the plane. Five radical suffered insignificant injuries.

The FAA volition analyse the incident.

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