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Published 14:57 IST, December 25th 2022

Smoking laptop forces plane evacuation at New York Airport

Emergency responders evacuated a JetBlue flight at JFK International Airport in New York City as a result of a laptop emitting smoke on a plane Saturday evening, officials said.

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Emergency responders evacuated a JetBlue flight at JFK International Airport in New York City as a result of a laptop emitting smoke on a plane Saturday evening, officials said.

The crew of JetBlue Flight 662 reported the smoking computer in the cabin after landing on a flight from Barbados around 8 p.m., WABC-TV reported .

There were 167 people on the plane who were evacuated using an emergency slide. Five people suffered minor injuries, officials said.

Updated 14:57 IST, December 25th 2022