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Plane evacuated in Chicago airport, due to fire
Chicago, Aug 5: 188 Passengers on a plane at Chicago's O'Hare international airport were evacuated after fire broke out in the plane's landing gear.
"There were 188 passengers and 11 crew members on board the United Airlines Flight 949 from London's Heathrow airport," airlines spokeperson Mike Trevino said on Wednesday, Aug 4 to the Herald Sun.
Several people who exited the plane on emergency slides were being treated for minor injuries, Chicago fire department spokesman Larry Langford said.
OneIndia News
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Story first published: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 13:15 [IST]